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Tesla Model 3 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-18-11-006 · NHTSA communication 10143009 · issued Apr 3, 2018

Technical service bulletin
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2018
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Official summary

On some Model 3 vehicles, water might leak inside the motors of both front window motor/regulator assemblies. This might cause the motors to fail and potentially making the front windows inoperable.

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.