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Tesla Model 3 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB2016002R2 · NHTSA communication 10250491 · issued Dec 22, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain Model 3 vehicles were configured with incorrect shunt resistance values that can affect charging capacity and range performance.

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.