Tesla Model 3 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-18-33-005 R1 · NHTSA communication 10169041 · issued Nov 25, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some Model 3 vehicles are equipped with rear brake dust shields that can trap road debris between the dust shield and brake rotor, causing loud grinding noises.
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.