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Tesla Model 3 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB2118002 · NHTSA communication 10253653 · issued Mar 21, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2020–2021
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.

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.