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Tesla Model X 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB1618002 · NHTSA communication 10081832 · issued Jul 20, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some model x vehicles, the a/c condenser pipes might have been installed on the incorrect condenser ports. This might cause poor or no a/c cooling performance, slow supercharging, and/or noise from the condenser pipes touching the front suspension sway bar.

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.