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Tesla Model Y 2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-23-17-009 · NHTSA communication 10245514 · issued Oct 13, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility/wiper
component
2023
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some Model Y vehicles built at Fremont, the passenger side windshield wiper arm may make a ticking noise when the wiper is in operation. NOTE: The ticking noise does not affect the passenger side windshield wiper performance

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.