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Tesla Model 3 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-19-16-006 · NHTSA communication 10154510 · issued Feb 8, 2019

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

Official summary

Certain Model 3 vehicles might have a displaced fastener within the penthouse cavity, which might prevent the vehicle from starting, or charging the HV battery or 12V battery.

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.