Tesla Model 3 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB2016003R1 · NHTSA communication 10250496 · issued Dec 28, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2018–2019
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Certain Model 3 high voltage batteries may not have a sufficient quantity of bolts for the contactor DC link busbars, which may prevent the vehicle from charging or powering properly.
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.