Tesla Model S 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB1831009 · NHTSA communication 10148826 · issued Oct 9, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some Model S vehicles equipped with air suspension, a front-end rattle noise might come from behind the IP carrier when traveling over road transitions. For example, when traveling from driveway to street, or from asphalt to concrete. The noise is generated from a vibration harshness that otherwise has no detrimental effect on the vehicle.
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.