Tesla Model S 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-12-34-002 · NHTSA communication 10051605 · issued Dec 6, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tesla: once vehicle is parked, air in tires (21 inch wheels) cools, in cold ambient temperatures, can cause tire pressure to decrease below threshold, which is close to proper inflation pressure, resulting in illumination of tire pressure indicator light. 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.