Air Bag Related Problems of the 2022 Tesla Model Y

Table 1 shows two common air bag related problems of the 2022 Tesla Model Y. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the sensor occupant classification front passenger (one problem).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Tesla Model Y


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2022 Tesla Model Y

The Air Bag problem

We live on a road with a steep embankment. My wife backed across our driveway and when she put the car from reverse to drive it accelerated uncontrollably. She hit our mailbox, then a power pole across the street, a driveway across the street then over the embankment where she hit a retainer wall   Read details...

The Sensor Occupant Classification Front Passenger problem

The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side seat was not sensing his wife seated in the seat due to her weight. The contact stated that his wife was 102 lbs. Which was not recognized by the occupant detection system.   Read details...


Air Bag related problems in other Tesla Model Y model year vehicles:



Model Y Service Bulletins
Model Y Defect Investigations