TESLA Model S. Published by the DVSA as R/2019/006 on 11 January 2019. Concern: The propellant in the front passenger airbag inflator may degrade over time.
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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.
| DVSA reference | R/2019/006 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 11 January 2019 |
| Make | Tesla (listed as TESLA) |
| Manufacturer reference | SB-19-20-001 |
| Vehicles listed | 4,973 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model S | 4,973 | 6 March 2014 | 7 December 2016 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
What changed since we first read it
Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.
The same recall in other registers
| Canada | Transport Canada recall 2019004, 7 January 2019 |
|---|
Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (SB1920001), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.
Check this recall on the DVSA service
Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.
Tesla Model S in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Tesla Model S is named on 37 American notices, 26 Canadian, 5 European, 2 Japanese and 6 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The Canadian register
The European register
The Japanese register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
Tesla elsewhere in this register
Tesla is named on 26 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2018/093 · 30 March 2018 · Model S · Loss Of Power Steering Assistance
- R/2018/057 · 31 January 2018 · Model S · Passenger Airbag May Not Deploy As Intended
- R/2020/130 · 7 May 2020 · Model 3 · The Upper Steering Column Bolt May Not Have Been Fitted
- R/2017/284 · 12 October 2017 · Model X · Seat May Not Correctly Latch
- R/2017/191 · 8 June 2017 · Model X · Passenger Airbag Will Not Deploy
- R/2017/182 · 19 April 2017 · Model S, Model X · Parking Brake May Not Release Correctly
- R/2021/031 · 1 February 2021 · Model S, Model X · WHEN THE eMMC REACHES ACCUMULATED LIFETIME WEAR THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE A BLANK CENTRE DISPLAY
- R/2021/199 · 26 May 2021 · Model 3 · Seat Belt D Ring
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