2020 Tesla Model S service bulletins & manufacturer communications

64 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the 2020 Tesla Model S. TSBs are repair guidance for dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free.

• On certain Model S and Model X vehicles, the battery powered Pyrotechnic High Voltage (HV) Battery Disconnect will reach the end of its battery lifespan in the near future, which w…
  SB-25-16-003 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Jun 3, 2025
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-4-1_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-4_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-3_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.38_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.26.9_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-4-1_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-4_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-3_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.38_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.26.9_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-4-1_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-4_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5-3_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.38_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.26.9_s3xy.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Sep 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.32_0824.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Aug 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.32.3_082024.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Aug 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.26.100_082024.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Aug 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd_12-5-1-2_082024.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Aug 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.26.11_0824.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Aug 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-5_072024.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jul 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd_12-4-4_0724.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jul 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.26_0624.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jul 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.26.3_0724.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jul 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.20.200_0724.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jul 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd_12-4-1_062024.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jun 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.20.6_0624.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jun 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.20.3_0624.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jun 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.20.1_0624.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Jun 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd_12-4-2_062024.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued May 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-4_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued May 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.20_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued May 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.20.1_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued May 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.14.8_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued May 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.14.5_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued May 31, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-4_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Apr 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  fsd-12-3-4_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Apr 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.8.200_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Apr 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.8.100_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Apr 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  2024.14_0524.pdf · Technical service bulletin · Unknown OR Other · issued Apr 30, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  Index373 · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Mar 26, 2024
• Owner's Manual.
  developG · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Feb 13, 2024
• Owner's Manual
  developA · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Feb 7, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  Owners documenta · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Jan 28, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  Owners documenta · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Jan 18, 2024
• Some versions of Model S and X front drive unit halfshafts might cause excessive vibrations during hard acceleration at higher ride height settings. This is exclusively an NVH issu…
  SB2139001R3 · Technical service bulletin · Power Train · issued Jan 18, 2024
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  ManualA · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Dec 1, 2023
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  ManualO · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Nov 22, 2023
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  DocumentationF · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Oct 24, 2023
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  DocumentationA · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Oct 15, 2023
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  Owner's Manual-2 · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Jun 9, 2023
• Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a gi…
  Manual-1 · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued May 22, 2023
• On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the LH and RH side repeater cameras may lose electrical continuity over time, r…
  SB2217004 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Mar 3, 2022
• Some versions of Model S and X front drive unit halfshafts might cause excessive vibrations during hard acceleration at higher ride height settings. This is exclusively an NVH issu…
  SB2139001R2 · Technical service bulletin · Power Train · issued Dec 10, 2021
• Some versions of Model S and X front drive unit halfshafts might cause excessive vibrations during hard acceleration at higher ride height settings. This is exclusively an NVH issu…
  SB2139001R2 · Technical service bulletin · Steering · issued Dec 10, 2021
• On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the RH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting…
  SB2117007 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Dec 8, 2021
• On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the LH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting…
  SB2117006 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Dec 8, 2021
• On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the RH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting…
  SB2117007 · Technical service bulletin · Back Over Prevention · issued Dec 8, 2021
• On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the LH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting…
  SB2117006 · Technical service bulletin · Back Over Prevention · issued Dec 8, 2021
• Some versions of Model S and X front drive unit halfshafts might cause excessive vibrations during hard acceleration at higher ride height settings. This is exclusively an NVH issu…
  SB2139001R1 · Technical service bulletin · Steering · issued Sep 21, 2021
• The front drive unit contains an inverter that did not go through internal reliability testing.
  SB-20-39-002 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Sep 8, 2020
• Some Model S and Model X vehicles might have front stabilizer bars with improperly vulcanized bushings that make a squeak noise when driving over road imperfections.
  SB-20-31-001 · Technical service bulletin · Suspension · issued Jul 24, 2020
• Some Model S and Model X vehicles might exhibit stiff steering due to corrosion at the lower steering column I-shaft U-joint.
  SB-20-32-004 · Technical service bulletin · Steering · issued Jun 17, 2020