2021 Tesla Model Y service bulletins & manufacturer communications

94 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the 2021 Tesla Model Y. TSBs are repair guidance for dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free.

• A firmware diagnosis feature is being introduced on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that monitors wheel alignment over time. This feature detects changes in wheel alignment that may b…
  SB-25-31-004 · Technical service bulletin · Suspension · issued Jun 24, 2025
• On certain Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, the interior camera requires replacement to mitigate reduced driver attentiveness detection performance in low-light conditions.
  SB-24-17-005 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Apr 3, 2025
• On certain Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, the interior camera requires replacement to mitigate reduced driver attentiveness detection performance in low-light conditions.
  SB-24-17-005 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Jan 16, 2025
• On certain Model Y vehicles, the LH and/or RH rear primary body seals might cause wind noise in the cabin.
  SB-24-11-006 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Oct 25, 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…
  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
• On certain Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, the interior camera requires replacement to mitigate reduced driver attentiveness detection performance in low-light conditions.
  SB-24-17-005 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Sep 20, 2024
• On certain Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, the interior camera requires replacement to mitigate reduced driver attentiveness detection performance in low-light conditions.
  SB-24-17-005 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Sep 20, 2024
• On certain Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, the interior camera requires replacement to mitigate reduced driver attentiveness detection performance in low-light conditions.
  SB-24-17-005 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Sep 20, 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
• Certain Standard Range Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that received the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) HV Battery Retrofit did not receive the 2nd row floor reinforcement plate, which …
  SB-24-10-005 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Apr 16, 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…
  OwnersF · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Mar 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…
  Index393 · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Mar 27, 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…
  Index396 · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Mar 27, 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…
  Index392 · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Mar 23, 2024
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB2118002 · Technical service bulletin · Visibility · issued Mar 21, 2024
• Certain Model Y vehicles that received a tow hitch retrofit in Service may require a replacement LH Body Controller Module.
  SB2217014 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Mar 12, 2024
• Owner's Manual.
  terminalC · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Feb 19, 2024
• Owner's Manual.
  developJ · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Feb 13, 2024
• Owner's Manual
  developE · 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
• 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…
  ManualI · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Dec 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…
  ManualE · 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…
  ManualS · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Nov 22, 2023
• On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly.
  SB2310003 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · 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…
  ManualM · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Nov 20, 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…
  DocumentationC · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Oct 15, 2023
• On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the steering wheel cover material may separate from the steering wheel at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position (Figures 1 and 2). NOTE: The ma…
  SB23-32-003 · Technical service bulletin · Steering · issued Oct 11, 2023
• On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the steering wheel cover material may separate from the steering wheel at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position (Figures 1 and 2). NOTE: The ma…
  SB-23-32-003 · Technical service bulletin · Steering · issued Oct 11, 2023
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
  SB2320002R6 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Aug 2, 2023
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
  SB2320002R5 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Jun 16, 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…
  Documentation · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued Jun 9, 2023
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
  SB2320002R4 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Jun 8, 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-6 · Technical service bulletin · Equipment · issued May 22, 2023
• On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly.
  SB-23-10-003 R2 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Apr 27, 2023
• On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly.
  SB-23-10-003 R1 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Apr 17, 2023
• On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly.
  SB-23-10-003 · Technical service bulletin · Structure · issued Apr 5, 2023
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
  SB-23-20-002 R2 · Technical service bulletin · Air Bags · issued Mar 27, 2023
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
  SB-23-20-002 R1 · Technical service bulletin · Air Bags · issued Mar 15, 2023
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
  SB-23-20-002 · Technical service bulletin · Seats · issued Mar 11, 2023
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB-21-18-002-R6 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Aug 17, 2022
• Certain Model Y vehicles that received a tow hitch retrofit in Service may require a replacement LH Body Controller Module.
  SB-22-17-014 · Technical service bulletin · Trailer Hitches · issued Aug 15, 2022
• Some Model Y vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the inst…
  SB2233006 · Technical service bulletin · Electronic Stability Control · issued Apr 29, 2022
• Some Model Y vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the inst…
  SB2233005 · Technical service bulletin · Power Train · issued Apr 29, 2022
• Some Model Y vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the inst…
  SB2233006 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Apr 29, 2022
• Some Model Y vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the inst…
  SB2233005 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Apr 29, 2022
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB2118002R5 · Technical service bulletin · Fuel System, Gasoline · issued Mar 16, 2022
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles were manufactured with high voltage (HV) batteries having cell separators that do not meet Tesla?s internal standards of quality, potentially r…
  SB2116003 · Technical service bulletin · Hybrid Propulsion System · issued Dec 7, 2021
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles were manufactured with high voltage (HV) batteries having cell separators that do not meet Tesla?s internal standards of quality, potentially r…
  SB2116003 · Technical service bulletin · Electrical System · issued Dec 7, 2021
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB-21-18-002 R3 · Technical service bulletin · Engine and Engine Cooling · issued Jul 10, 2021
• Some Model Y vehicles equipped with auto-dimming door mirror glass have difficulty adjusting the LH door mirror to extreme vertical angles.
  SB-21-12-003 · Technical service bulletin · Visibility · issued Apr 23, 2021
• On some Model Y vehicles, the color of the red band that surrounds the LH and RH taillights do not match because the vehicle has Revision D for the LH taillight (Figure 1) which ha…
  SB-21-17-003 · Technical service bulletin · Exterior Lighting · issued Apr 19, 2021
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB-21-18-001 R1 · Technical service bulletin · Fuel System, Gasoline · issued Mar 5, 2021
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB-21-18-002 R1 · Technical service bulletin · Fuel System, Gasoline · issued Mar 5, 2021
• Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB-21-18-002 · Technical service bulletin · Fuel System, Gasoline · issued Mar 1, 2021
• Some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
  SB-21-18-001 · Technical service bulletin · Engine and Engine Cooling · issued Feb 5, 2021