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Tesla Model Y 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-20-18-001 · NHTSA communication 10178412 · issued Jul 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

An NVH-reducing A/C compressor acoustic blanket was added to Model Y on May 26, 2020. Vehicles built before this date are eligible for a retrofit for owners who complain of elevated HVAC noise at the front of the vehicle.

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.