Tesla Exterior Lighting: Headlights

Tesla is recalling about 25 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Flickering headlights or parking lights may not suffciently illuminate the roadway, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
24V904000
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Reported
2 December 2024
Vehicles
25
Built between
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 February 2025
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2024 and August 2024. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2024 Tesla Model XBuilt June 2024 to August 2024

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2025.

100% repaired — 25 of 25 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024 Model X vehicles. The parking lights and low beam headlights may flicker. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

Flickering headlights or parking lights may not suffciently illuminate the roadway, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. All vehicles were updated by September 17, 2024.

This recall is fixed by a software update. The manufacturer reports the remedy can be delivered over the air, so affected vehicles may not need a dealer visit. Confirm with the manufacturer before assuming yours has received it.

Parts involved

  • LH headlamp assembly1800040-00-CHD/LP ASY, GLOBAL, LH
  • RH headlamp assembly1800041-00-CHD/LP ASY, GLOBAL, RH
  • Software Releases 2023.20-2024.26.7 (Tesla mfg.)Mfg. by Tesla, Inc. at 1 Tesla Road Austin, TX 78725

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2024 to August 2024
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 December 2024
  3. Owners notified1 February 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2025 — 100% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 December 2024.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-017.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SB-24-00-017
Recalling manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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