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Tesla Model 3 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-18-34-002 · NHTSA communication 10144253 · issued Aug 9, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain Model 3 vehicles were delivered with 18 inch pinwheel caps (aero wheel covers) that have minor discoloration.

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.