{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Tesla recall 26V445 (SB-26-00-004): 2026 Model Y and 2024 Model 3",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v445/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V445 (Tesla): A noncompliant vehicle may have reduced occupant protections, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, model years 2024 to 2026. Filed by Tesla, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 7 July 2026. 15 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2026 Model Y and 2024 Model 3 vehicles. The vehicles were originally built for a foreign market and do not have knee air bags, may not be equipped with certain interior safety countermeasures, and may not have been tested for bumper impact resistance procedures. As such, these … 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-26-00-004. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V445 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 noncompliant vehicle may have reduced occupant protections, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.” 26V445 Tesla, Inc. Structure:Body:Bumpers 7 July 2026 2024-2026 TESLA MODEL 3, TESLA MODEL Y A noncompliant vehicle may have reduced occupant protections, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. Tesla will repurchase noncompliant ve",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-24T00:59:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T02:41:38+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Tesla recall 26V445 (SB-26-00-004): 2026 Model Y and 2024 Model 3\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v445/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}