Tesla Model X 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-17-11-004 R1 · NHTSA communication 10166048 · issued Sep 24, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Water may enter the door latches or cinching actuators of the rear (Falcon Wing) doors. If the vehicle is then parked outdoors in freezing conditions, the water can freeze, potentially interfering with the closing functionality of the rear doors until the water unfreezes.
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.