{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Tesla recall 23V488 (SB-23-20-004): 2021-2023 Model S and Model X",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v488/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V488 (Tesla): A detached seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, model years 2021 to 2023. Filed by Tesla, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 14 July 2023. 15,869 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles. The front-row seat belts may not be connected properly to the pretensioner anchors, which can cause the seat belts to detach. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Tesla's own number for this recall: SB-23-20-004. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V488 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A detached seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 23V488 Tesla, Inc. Seat Belts:Front 14 July 2023 2021-2023 TESLA MODEL S, TESLA MODEL X A detached seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Tesla Service will inspect the front-row seat belts and connect the seat belts to pretensioner anchors, or replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:22:22+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T23:23:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Tesla recall 23V488 (SB-23-20-004): 2021-2023 Model S and Model X\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v488/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}