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Tesla Model S 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-21-17-002 · NHTSA communication 10189009 · issued Feb 4, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

The grounding path conductivity for some Model Y front body controller modules might cause the vehicle touchscreen to display an erroneous ?Hood latch sensor requires service? message. This condition will not affect any functions of the frunk latch.

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.