(Credit: Tesla)
A newly announced Tesla recall affects Model Y vehicles sold over the last year and a half.
Announced on Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), this recall affects Model Y owners whose vehicles were produced between Nov. 17, 2024, and April 21, 2026.
Unlike some other recalls, this isn’t due to a hardware fault with the vehicle or a problem that can be fixed through a software update. This is happening as some Model Y cars were sold without a mandatory certification label, which includes weight specifications for how much the car can carry.
The NHTSA says that overloading a vehicle increases the risk of a crash, although there are currently no reports of any Model Y vehicles experiencing issues due to overloading.
Your vehicle would have this certification label on the inside of the driver’s side door, along with other information, such as tire details and the manufacturing date.
The recall notice says 14,575 vehicles may be affected, with an estimate that 45% of them lack the required label. Tesla identified a fault in its manufacturing line on April 17 after an internal audit found a vehicle without the label.
The report says, “Upon further investigation, Tesla discovered that its automated vision-scanning tool that verifies the presence of a properly affixed certification label was performing inconsistently.”
Tesla then launched an investigation to determine what happened and then issued a voluntary recall weeks later. If you have one of these vehicles, you will hear more from Tesla on July 17 about steps to fix the issue.
Although a serious issue for anyone at risk of overloading their vehicle, this isn't as high-risk as Tesla's most recent Cybertruck recall. Models with 18-inch wheels were recalled earlier in May due to a brake rotor issue.