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Tesla Model 3 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-19-11-002 · NHTSA communication 10153420 · issued Jan 3, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On certain Model 3 vehicles, the hood latch might be out of alignment, causing a possible interference with the underhood storage unit.

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.