Tesla Model S 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-14-21-004 · NHTSA communication 10056283 · issued Jun 26, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tesla: inside instrument cluster (ic), circuit board was soldered, while using an improper flux, in some vehicles, and can lead to shorter than expected lifespan and quality concerns. Model 2012-2014 s. *pe
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.