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Tesla Model 3 2017–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-19-44-009 R1 · NHTSA communication 10169040 · issued Nov 25, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with charge port latch actuators that could allow ice to build up and prevent insertion or removal of the charge handle from the charge port.

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.