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Tesla Model X 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-16-50-001 · NHTSA communication 10110759 · issued Nov 21, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The button on earlier Mobile Connector or Wall Connector charge handles might not open the charge port door on Model X. The charge port door can still be opened from the touchscreen.

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.