Tesla Model 3 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-18-44-001 · NHTSA communication 10142983 · issued Feb 7, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some Model 3 vehicles, an electrostatic discharge might damage the charge port ECU radio transceiver. As a result, an alert displays on the touchscreen, and the charge port door is unable to be opened using the button on a charger handle. The charge port door opens using other methods.
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.