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Tesla Model S 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-20-31-001 · NHTSA communication 10178416 · issued Jul 24, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2019–2020
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some Model S and Model X vehicles might have front stabilizer bars with improperly vulcanized bushings that make a squeak noise when driving over road imperfections.

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.