Overview
- The recall, filed with NHTSA as SB‑26‑19‑002, covers 14,575 Model Ys produced between November 17, 2025 and April 21, 2026 because they could lack a required weight certification sticker.
- Tesla traced the problem to an automated vision‑scanning tool that was performing inconsistently and first noticed a missing label on April 17, 2026.
- Tesla says it fixed the vision tool and added manual double‑checks on the line, and the company will inspect vehicles and affix replacement labels as the remedy.
- Tesla estimates about 45 percent of the recalled cars are missing the label, reports no related field incidents so far, and will mail owners formal recall notices on July 17, 2026.
- Weight certification labels are required by federal rule 49 CFR Part 567 to show maximum loaded weight and tire information, and the fix will create extra in‑person work for service centers similar to a shorter missing‑label issue Tesla had with Model 3s in 2019.