Tesla Model 3 2024 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-24-40-008 · NHTSA communication 11009781 · issued Oct 15, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2024
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some Performance Model 3 vehicles might experience minor oil loss through the Rear Drive Unit (RDU) breather during high lateral acceleration cornering maneuvers.
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.