TESLA RECALLS 14,575 MODEL YS OVER MISSING STICKER

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the recall after an automated vision-scanning tool at Tesla's manufacturing facility failed to apply the required weight certification sticker to affected vehicles. The label typically appears on the vehicle's door jamb and provides crucial weight and capacity information for owners. While the sticker is missing, the underlying vehicle data remains valid—the recall is purely a labeling issue. Tesla cannot resolve this through an over-the-air software update, a common solution for many EV issues. Instead, owners will need to visit a service center where technicians can apply the proper sticker. The recall represents a rare manufacturing quality control lapse for Tesla, attributed to a malfunction in the factory's automated scanning system during the production period. No safety risks have been reported related to the missing label itself.