Tesla Model S 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-18-32-002 R3 · NHTSA communication 10153425 · issued Jan 11, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2012–2016
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Long-term exposure to high-corrosion environments might weaken the bolts that attach the power steering motor to the steering rack housing.
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.