Tesla Model 3 2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-20-45-001 · NHTSA communication 10172382 · issued Feb 14, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some Model 3 vehicles were built without butyl patches on the LH and RH front 1st row floor panels. Consequently, the sound of normal body flexing is heard and is not dampened.
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.