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Tesla Model Y 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-21-17-003 · NHTSA communication 10194273 · issued Apr 19, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some Model Y vehicles, the color of the red band that surrounds the LH and RH taillights do not match because the vehicle has Revision D for the LH taillight (Figure 1) which has a darker tint, and the right side has Revision C (Figure 2) which has a lighter tint. This is only a cosmetic issue that does not affect the performance of the taillights.

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.