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Rayminster
Member
Ive noticed (in my 2014 car anyway) that the passenger airbag has been deactivated and cannot be activated. I wonder if Tesla have forced this off until the recall?
Also, during a recall, can I request some free checks while they have they car or would that be cheeky?
December 2016 S75D here. Living in MA. Got the email to schedule a service for the recall 3 weeks ago. I scheduled it for two weeks after. A Tesla Ranger (I mean Tesla Remote Service 
) came, replaced the airbag and gone. It took him 45 minutes or so. I didn’t have to move (other than giving him the key fob). Good experience here...
) came, replaced the airbag and gone. It took him 45 minutes or so. I didn’t have to move (other than giving him the key fob). Good experience here...
T_E_S_L_A
Member
No, it’s an age thing.
My 2001 BMW was one of the first groups. 16 year old airbag there, many more heat cycles, more likely to have gone unstable.
There simply are no Tesla’s on the road with similar age.
Tesla is supposed to schedule the 2014-2016 cars with affected airbags this year.
I remember getting a letter about my car's airbags a year or two ago, saying that the car would be recalled at a later date. So I agree with some others who have posted above, saying that they were aware of the future need to replace the airbags.
I received a second letter a month or two back, saying that my airbags would be replaced when the parts were available, etc. That letter came at about the time that there was a story in the newspapers and online that cars were being recalled for Teslas in the 2014-2016 range, as well as thousands of other cars by other manufacturers.
This happens continually, as someone else noted. There was a story just last night that certain Subarus are being recalled for the same thing.
What I wonder about is whether the industry and the regulators should be allowing Takata to make the replacement airbags. I suppose the answer is that Takata is obligated to do it and will do it for free. But should we trust them? I guess we have no choice. Meanwhile, I await my summons to have mine replaced.
On a similar note, I got the letter a year or so ago saying that Tesla was doing a voluntary recall of steering bolts that could corrode. Mine actually failed before i was called in. I hope the airbag detonators don't follow that pattern...!
I received a second letter a month or two back, saying that my airbags would be replaced when the parts were available, etc. That letter came at about the time that there was a story in the newspapers and online that cars were being recalled for Teslas in the 2014-2016 range, as well as thousands of other cars by other manufacturers.
This happens continually, as someone else noted. There was a story just last night that certain Subarus are being recalled for the same thing.
What I wonder about is whether the industry and the regulators should be allowing Takata to make the replacement airbags. I suppose the answer is that Takata is obligated to do it and will do it for free. But should we trust them? I guess we have no choice. Meanwhile, I await my summons to have mine replaced.
On a similar note, I got the letter a year or so ago saying that Tesla was doing a voluntary recall of steering bolts that could corrode. Mine actually failed before i was called in. I hope the airbag detonators don't follow that pattern...!
dgpcolorado
high altitude member
The Tesla Ranger who visited me last week said he would be back to replace my airbag when he got some replacements in stock.
[He doesn't much like doing them because the dash is difficult to disassemble in the cold without damage (wants the car preheated first) and he seemed uncomfortable working with the explosive charge. Training on airbags must have been "interesting"...]
[He doesn't much like doing them because the dash is difficult to disassemble in the cold without damage (wants the car preheated first) and he seemed uncomfortable working with the explosive charge. Training on airbags must have been "interesting"...]
mspohr
Well-Known Member
Takata has been slow to identify the problem airbags and even slower to provide replacement parts. This is industry-wide. My Mom's 2006 Audi finally had its airbag replaced last year. They just replaced my 2015 Model S airbag last month.
Relax and enjoy your car. (It's safe.)
f-stop
Active Member
2015 70D here. I first received an email from Tesla about the airbag recall in Jan 2017, basically saying it would be replaced at some future date and not to worry in the meantime. Received a second email about this in Jan 2019, saying they're now working on scheduling replacements for 2016-2018 models.
My car was in for annual service in January and I asked that they take care of the airbag recall (and steering bolt recall) at the same time. For whatever reason they somehow forgot to do the airbag during the appointment, but scheduled a followup visit by Mobile Service a week or so later to come to my house. It took the mobile service technician about 50 minutes total to do the work (btw it's only the front passenger airbag that's affected by the recall)
unrelated service note: while the mobile service technician was here, he checked to see if my "liftgate drain plugs" in my car were the newest version (they already were). He said the new style plugs are designed to let moisture out of the hatch and prevent the problem of condensation in the tail lights. My service invoice showed this drain plug issue as "Corrections: SB-19-11-001 - not applicable", I assume that's a service bulletin number. just fyi
My car was in for annual service in January and I asked that they take care of the airbag recall (and steering bolt recall) at the same time. For whatever reason they somehow forgot to do the airbag during the appointment, but scheduled a followup visit by Mobile Service a week or so later to come to my house. It took the mobile service technician about 50 minutes total to do the work (btw it's only the front passenger airbag that's affected by the recall)
unrelated service note: while the mobile service technician was here, he checked to see if my "liftgate drain plugs" in my car were the newest version (they already were). He said the new style plugs are designed to let moisture out of the hatch and prevent the problem of condensation in the tail lights. My service invoice showed this drain plug issue as "Corrections: SB-19-11-001 - not applicable", I assume that's a service bulletin number. just fyi
dgpcolorado
high altitude member
I had the tailgate drain plugs replaced by a ranger last week. I still had the old ones in place.
mspohr
Well-Known Member
The mobile service is great.
I called them to fix my door handle ($226) and they also replaced the airbag, steering box bolts and the rear hatch drain plugs.
Xminus6
Member
I believe it's still Takata. They're basically the only supplier for airbag inflators, which is why they keep being able to sell them despite the massive recall and safety history.
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