Tesla Model 3 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-20-31-005 · NHTSA communication 10179541 · issued Aug 3, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Certain Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with RH front damper assemblies that do not meet internal specifications, which may result in elevated NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) from 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.