Tesla Model 3 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-18-32-005 · NHTSA communication 10143589 · issued Jul 13, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some Model 3 vehicles, the steering column control module connector retaining clip may have been reused following repairs. This clip is one-time-use.
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.