Tesla Model S, model year 2013. Filed by Tesla Motors, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 14 June 2013. 1,228 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain model year 2013 Model S electric vehicles manufactured May 10, 2013, through June 8, 2013. An improper method for aligning the left hand seat back striker to the bracket may have weakened the weld between the bracket and the frame of the vehicle.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V249 cover?
- Tesla Model S, model year 2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain model year 2013 Model S electric vehicles manufactured May 10, 2013, through June 8, 2013. An improper method for aligning the left hand seat back striker to the bracket may have weakened the weld between the bracket and the frame of the vehicle.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a crash, the left hand seat back may not stay mounted, increasing the risk of injury to passengers.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Tesla will notify owners, and Tesla Service Centers will inspect the left hand second row strikers. Tesla will add additional mounting hardware to ensure a proper joint between the bracket and the frame, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2013. Owners may contact Tesla at 1-650-681-5000.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “In the event of a crash, the left hand seat back may not stay mounted, increasing the risk of injury to passengers.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V249 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Tesla Motors, Inc |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 14 June 2013 |
| Model years | 2013-2013 |
| Vehicles named | TESLA MODEL S |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a crash, the left hand seat back may not stay mounted, increasing the risk of injury to passengers.
The remedy
Tesla will notify owners, and Tesla Service Centers will inspect the left hand second row strikers. Tesla will add additional mounting hardware to ensure a proper joint between the bracket and the frame, free of charge. The recall began on June 24, 2013. Owners may contact Tesla at 1-650-681-5000.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 459 notices in the record whose component field names seats. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 44 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V249, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v249/
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