A heavy impact to the top of a rear seat belt buckle (high end load) may result in damage causing the buckle cover to displace downward and/or rotate relative to the latch mechanism. If a rear seat belt buckle is damaged, the buckle cover may interfere with the normal function of the buckle, which may ultimately prevent the buckle tongue from becoming latched or potentially remaining latched, increasing the risk of injury in a crash or other emergency situations.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Owners will be provided instructions to inspect their rear passenger seat belt buckles, or alternatively dealers will provide this inspection if customers have questions or concerns. When repair parts become available, owners will be notified to take their vehicle to a dealer to have the rear passenger seat belt buckles repaired or replaced, as required.
On certain vehicles, in the event of a severe frontal collision, there is a possibility that the webbing of the seat belt in both second-row outboard seating positions could contact a portion of the metal seat cushion frame, become cut, and separate. If this occurs, the seat belt may not properly restrain the occupant, which could increase the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install plastic protectors on the seat cushion frame in both second-row outboard seating positions.
On certain vehicles, the driver’s knee airbag inflator may have been assembled with an improperly located weld seam. If this condition is present, the weld could be insufficient or be damaged during the clinching process after the inflator was filled with gas, which could cause the stored gas to leak. Leakage of the stored gas could affect the performance of the knee airbag. Failure of the airbag to fully deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the knee airbag assembly.
Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) 210 - Seat Belt Anchorages and (CMVSS) 209 – Seat Belt Assemblies. Front seat belt anchorages may have pretensioner cables that were not properly crimped and may fail to conform to CMVSS 209 assembly performance standards, and the strength requirements of the CMVSS 210 standard. These issues could result in the belts not adequately restraining occupants in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace front driver and/or passenger seat belt retractors and pretensioners.
On certain vehicles, the driver and front passenger seatbelt anchor plate may not have been properly bolted to the pretensioner anchor plate during assembly. In the event of a crash, the seatbelt may be unable to provide sufficient restraint force, which could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Tesla Service Technicians at authorized locations will inspect and affect repairs as necessary.
Certain vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210.2 - Lower Universal Anchorage Systems for Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions. The inboard child restraint fixture anchor on the left rear seat may have been bent downwards during vehicle assembly. This could result in a child restraint system not fully engaging both lower anchors, contrary to the requirements of the standard. In the event of a crash, if a child seat is not properly secured, it could increase the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the inboard lower anchor on the left rear seat, and if necessary, repair.
Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) 210.1 - User-ready Tether Anchorages for Restraint Systems and (CMVSS) 209 – Seat Belt Assemblies. Front and rear seat belts may have been damaged prior to installation and may fail to conform to CMVSS 209 assembly performance standards, and the strength requirements of the CMVSS 210.1 standard. These issues could result in the belts not adequately restraining occupants in a crash, increasing the risk of injury and/or damage to property.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace both front seatbelt retractors and pretensioners as well as both rear seatbelt retractors, rear seatbelt buckles, and rear child safety seat tether anchors.
Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 - Occupant Protection and (CMVSS) 209 – Seat Belt Assemblies. The front seatbelts may have been installed in the wrong position (interchanged left/right sides). This could affect the locking behavior of the seatbelts which would increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Additionally, the child seat restraint function for the passenger seat would not be available for this situation.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and correct the installation position as necessary.
Certain vehicles equipped with a 70/30 fixed passenger bench seat may fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210 – Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages. The floor attachment locations for the 70% front passenger and center seat belt anchorages are outside of the parameters specified by the Standard. An improperly positioned seat belt anchorage may reduce the seat belt’s ability to properly restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install safety restraint anchorage point relocation bracket kits.
Certain vehicles may not comply with Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209 - Seat Belt Assemblies. Incorrect driver and passenger front seat belt buckles may have been installed at time of vehicle assembly. This could result in the buckles failing to unlatch when the unlatch button is depressed, or not properly latch, failing to meet the requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury and/or damage to property in a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the seat belt buckles and replace as necessary.
On certain vehicles, the steering wheel clock spring could become contaminated with long hair or long fibers which may cause a displacement of the internal guide loops. When the guide loops are dragged out of position, they may apply tension to the internal flat cable and cause it to tear. Should the cable tear, the electrical connection to the driver's front airbag may be lost, causing the airbag monitoring indicator light to illuminate. Failure of the driver's airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install a cover of a different design to help prevent clock spring contamination caused by hair or other fibers. In instances where the vehicle has an airbag light on (and diagnosis confirms the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement), dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring.
On certain vehicles, if the front passenger seat belt buckle tongue is inserted into the buckle forcibly at an extreme angle, it could damage the buckle and prevent the front passenger seat belt from being fastened. If this occurs, the front passenger's seat belt warning lamp will also illuminate. If the vehicle were to be driven in this condition, it could increase the risk of injury to the front passenger occupant in the event of a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will repair or replace the front passenger seat belt buckle.
On certain vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to the vehicle structure at the front outboard seating positions can fatigue over time and could separate, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Certain vehicles may fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 202 - Head Restraints. The headrest may not comply with the energy absorption requirements of the standard. In the event of a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will modify or replace the headrest to meet CMVSS 202.
Certain vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 207 – Anchorage of Seats. Certain seat-frame attachment hooks that secure the front driver and/or front passenger's seat may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body during the assembly process. If this condition were present, the seat could fail to meet the requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect seats for proper installation, and if required, disassemble and properly reassemble the seats.
On certain vehicles, the front passenger seat occupant detection mat can fatigue over time. As a result, the passenger airbag could deactivate, illuminating the airbag warning lamp and the passenger airbag ON/OFF lamp. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.
On certain vehicles, the second row rear seat double belt buckle may contain a defect which could cause the buckle for the rear middle seat position to fail in a severe frontal crash, potentially allowing the seat belt to become disconnected from the buckle. This would increase the risk of injury.
Certain vehicles may not comply with the side impact protection requirements of United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214, which is voluntarily-adopted in Canada. As a result, rear seat occupants could be at a higher risk of injury in a side-impact crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will modify the left and right rear seat interior side panels to increase their energy absorbing performance.
On certain vehicles, the driver's front seat may have been assembled with an incorrect seat track bracket. Driver seats with this condition may not be properly attached to the seat track, which could result in an audible buzz or rattle. In the event of a severe rear collision, a portion of the driver seat – i.e., the front outboard seat bracket – may disengage from the seat track, potentially increasing the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect, and if required, replace the drivers outboard front seat track hook bracket.
On certain vehicles, the lap end attachment fastener on the front passenger seat belt may not have been torqued to proper specification. If the tightening torque of the fastener is too low, road vibrations could cause the fastener to loosen further. If this were to occur, the fastener may not properly restrain the front passenger occupant in the event of a crash, which could increase the risk of injury to the seat occupant in a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the torque value of the front passenger seat belt lap end attachment, and correct as necessary.
