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Tesla Model 3 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-18-40-002 · NHTSA communication 10142985 · issued Feb 7, 2018

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

Official summary

On some Model 3 vehicles, one of the bolts that helps to secure the rear drive unit inverter coolant manifold to the inverter housing might not have been installed. Consequently, coolant might leak from the manifold.

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.