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Tesla Model 3 2017–2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-24-10-005 · NHTSA communication 11001923 · issued Apr 16, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017–2023
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Certain Standard Range Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that received the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) HV Battery Retrofit did not receive the 2nd row floor reinforcement plate, which provides additional protection for the LFP HV Battery.

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.