Tesla Model S 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-12-17-013 · NHTSA communication 10051604 · issued Nov 13, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tesla: some 12v battery, if overtorqued, are susceptible to weakening and breakage from positive terminals with casting porosity and if terminal fails, after ignition is off, will not restart. Model 2012 model s. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.