Tesla Model 3 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-19-11-003 · NHTSA communication 10164595 · issued Aug 22, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some rear door striker plates were manufactured from material that might have allowed striker plate fasteners to be over-torqued during manufacture, potentially causing the striker plate to deform over time and resulting in a clunking noise in the mid C-pillar area when the door closes.
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.