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Tesla Model 3 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-18-16-012 · NHTSA communication 10151606 · issued Nov 19, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On certain Model 3 vehicles with the Long Range HV battery, the Battery Monitor Boards (BMBs) were attached to the battery modules with insufficient adhesive, which might affect HV battery reliability.

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.