Tesla Model 3 2017–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-20-17-010 R1 · NHTSA communication 10184229 · issued Nov 3, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2020
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
On certain Model 3 vehicles, an open electrical circuit or short to ground near connectors X950 or X952 may display a restart alert on the touchscreen, or prevent the vehicle from starting altogether.
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.