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Tesla Model 3 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-20-17-001 · NHTSA communication 10171176 · issued Jan 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2019
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

When some Autopilot HW2 and HW2.5 Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles are near airport ASR-9 radar antennae, the vehicle cameras might be affected by electromagnetic interference, and Autopilot/camera alerts might be displayed.

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.