2023 Tesla Model Y · symptom sheet
Seat belt or seat problems
- 45owner reports
- 14,500median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 22, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
45 of the 1,166 complaints on this car describe seat belt.
Tick what matches of 45 reports
Seat belt on other Model Y years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2020, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This group covers the belt and the seat it's bolted to: buckles that won't latch or won't let go, belts that lock up and won't pull out, and seats that shift or rock in their tracks. It's a wide bucket, with over 9,000 complaints across the vehicles on this site, and a quarter of them mention a recall.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the buckle (17 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the seat belts cover the 2023 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.
The bolts securing the second-row seat back frames may not have been securely tightened.
All 17 recalls on the 2023 Tesla Model Y, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
What owners wrote
“2nd Seat belt does not latch and cannot be secured. This poses a serious safety risk while driving.”
Filed Aug 17, 2025
“The panel covering the driver seatbelt popped open & now the seatbelt position cannot be adjusted correctly. It appears as if the track holding the seat belt behind the panel is loose /rattling and the seatbelt system may need to be tightened down. I immediately contacted the dealer/manufacturer & Tesla wants 17 days to simply look at the issue.”
Filed Apr 11, 2025
“Received a sign on my car 4 times- front right safety restraint system fault All 4 times I have taken my car to get serviced for them to fix it but still sign returned 4 times total.”
Filed Nov 19, 2024
“Rear middle safety belt fails to latch. There is no debris or anything else that would be reasonably considered to make it fail.”
Filed Nov 2, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 45 reports involved a crash and 6 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 259 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 229 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 154 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 126 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 106 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 92 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 77 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 58 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 42 reports
- Full Self-Driving (FSD) does something unsafe 41 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 40 reports
- Windshield wipers stop working 32 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 27 reports