NHTSA recall 26V445: 2026 Model Y and 2024 Model 3 built for export lack knee airbags

Tesla reported recall 26V445 to NHTSA on July 7, 2026, covering 15 potentially affected vehicles: 2026 Model Y and 2024 Model 3 cars originally built for a foreign market. NHTSA says they lack knee airbags and some interior safety countermeasures and were not tested to bumper standards. Tesla will repurchase noncompliant vehicles registered in the US at no cost.

• 15 potentially affected vehicles per NHTSA
• Remedy: free repurchase of noncompliant vehicles registered in the US
• Owner letters expected September 5, 2026; Tesla recall number SB-26-00-004