Tesla Model S 2015–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-20-32-004 · NHTSA communication 10177030 · issued Jun 17, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2015–2020
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some Model S and Model X vehicles might exhibit stiff steering due to corrosion at the lower steering column I-shaft U-joint.
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.