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Tesla Model 3 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-17-17-004 · NHTSA communication 10142974 · issued Oct 2, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

While current headlights are adequate, an upgraded version improves upon them. Replace the current headlights with the new version.

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.