Tesla Model 3 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-18-44-010 R3 · NHTSA communication 10154509 · issued Feb 7, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
On certain Model 3 vehicles, the charge port power terminals have pin deadfronts that might become dislodged from the terminals, causing the charge handle to not fully connect to the vehicle and therefore preventing the High Voltage (HV) battery from charging.
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.