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Tesla Model 3 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-20-10-002 · NHTSA communication 10172383 · issued Feb 18, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On certain Model 3 vehicles, the LH side of the 12V battery bracket support might come loose due to improper welds during manufacture.

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.