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Tesla Model 3 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-17-18-006 · NHTSA communication 10142968 · issued Sep 6, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some Model 3 vehicles were delivered with air in the cooling system.

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.