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Tesla Model 3 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB2117006 · NHTSA communication 10212801 · issued Dec 8, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the LH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting in premature failure of the camera.

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.