Weight certification label not affixed; Tesla recalls 14,575 Model Y

Jakarta – Tesla has recalled 14,575 Model Y units produced between November 2025 and April 2026 due to the possibility that the weight certification label was not affixed. Citing Electrek on Friday (22 May) local time, the United States road safety agency, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), said about 45 per cent of the affected vehicles are believed not to have the label. The weight certification label is typically affixed to the inside of the driver’s door and contains information on the vehicle’s maximum payload, tyre specifications, and the date of manufacture. Tesla explains the issue occurred due to an automated scanning tool at the Fremont factory that operated inconsistently in verifying the presence of labels on vehicles during the period 17 November 2025 to 21 April 2026. The Elon Musk-owned automaker only learned of the issue on 17 April 2026 after discovering one vehicle without a certification label. Subsequently, Tesla fixed the scanner system and carried out manual inspections to ensure the label was affixed before vehicles left the factory. As a remedial measure, Tesla will reprint the missing labels and affix them to affected vehicles during service centre checks. The company said it has not yet received any incident reports related to the issue. Tesla had previously faced a similar case in 2019 with a number of Model 3s; however, at that time the problem occurred only over a five-day production window. Owners of Model Y produced between 17 November 2025 and 21 April 2026 are scheduled to receive recall notices from 17 July 2026.