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Tesla Model 3 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-19-16-003 · NHTSA communication 10153427 · issued Jan 15, 2019

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

Official summary

On certain Model 3 vehicles with Dual Motor, some wire bonds that connect the cells within the HV battery are not bonded to Tesla?s internal specifications. This condition might result in a reduction of vehicle driving range.

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.