Tesla Model 3 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-18-12-008 · NHTSA communication 10151605 · issued Nov 8, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some Model 3 vehicles, customers might be unable to remove the rear license plate mounting screws because the grommet threads might be stripped.
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.