Hardware

Passenger lumbar support

Passenger lumbar support was dropped on 31 May 2021, 8 years, 11 months after it launched on 22 Jun 2012.

Launched 22 Jun 2012 Killed 31 May 2021 Lived 8 years, 11 months Dead 5 years ago

Deleted from the front passenger seat of Model 3 and Model Y with no announcement. Musk's explanation: "Logs showed almost no usage. Not worth cost/mass for everyone when almost never used."

Archived screenshot of the source reporting the end of Passenger lumbar support — Screenshot of the live page, captured 21 Aug 2026. Kept on this server so the record survives the page it came from.

Electrek — 31 May 2021

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