2018 Tesla Model 3 technical service bulletins
161 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 2018 Tesla Model 3.
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, brake lines may be corroded beyond acceptable limits, which may result in...
- A firmware diagnosis feature is being introduced on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that monitors wheel...
- Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies
- Certain Standard Range Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that received the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) HV...
- Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies
- When certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles receive a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) in...
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- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the one-time use bolts that attach the high voltage controller to the...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the positive busbar nut under the power conversion system and additional...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the rear drive unit HV header bolts and the positive contactor bolt within...
- Certain Model 3 high voltage batteries may not have a sufficient quantity of bolts for the contactor DC...
- On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by...
- Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, water may have leaked inside the trunk area through the trunk lid.
- Some Model 3 vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the front stabilizer bar link ball joint studs might crack at the flange
- Some Model 3 driver and front passenger seat electrical harnesses might get damaged from repeated fore and...
- On certain Model 3, Model Y, and Model X vehicles, there may be a water ingress path to both front upper...
- Sustained damage to the Electric Park Brake (EPB) housing during the vehicle assembly process.
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, an open electrical circuit or short to ground near connectors X950 or X952...
- On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by...
- Charge port door that is overflush (protrudes in comparison) to the LH taillight assembly.
- On some Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles, condensation might build up inside of the B-pillar...
- When some Autopilot HW2 and HW2.5 Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles are near airport ASR-9 radar...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by electrical...
- The clamshell graft inside the HV battery was not fastened to Tesla?s internal specifications
- Some Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with charge port latch actuators that could allow ice to build up...
- Some Model 3 vehicles are equipped with rear brake dust shields that can trap road debris between the dust...
- Too few HV battery positive contactor mounting nuts installed, which can allow movement that might affect...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the front and/or mid aero shield panels might be missing.
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the front and/or mid aero shield panels might be susceptible to damage when...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the top surface of the Instrument Panel (IP) carrier is prone to premature...
- Some rear door striker plates were manufactured from material that might have allowed striker plate...
- The design tolerance of some 1st row seat lift link pivot bolts might be such that the seat slightly rocks...
- The HV battery on some Model 3 vehicles might produce a subtle "thunk" noise when ascending or descending...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, one or two HV battery breather valves might be missing or improperly installed.
- On some Model 3 vehicles with the Long Range HV battery, a few cell interconnects within the HV battery...
- Displaced fastener within the penthouse cavity, which might prevent the vehicle from starting, or charging...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, a screw that secures the 12V DCDC positive terminal within the power...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the charge port power terminals have pin deadfronts that might become...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, water might enter the inductive sensor in the charge port door assembly,...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the one-time use bolts that attach the high voltage controller to the...
- Been manufactured without a rear drive unit (RDU) breather, and consequently might have contaminated...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the charge port power terminals have insulator pins that might become...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, coolant might leak from the rear drive unit inverter 55 degree fluid coupling
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the front and/or mid aero shield panels might be susceptible to damage when...
- Fasteners within the HV battery platter that are not torqued to Tesla?s internal specifications, which...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles with Dual Motor, some wire bonds that connect the cells within the HV battery...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the hood latch might be out of alignment, causing a possible interference...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the push rivets, nuts, and bolts that attach the underbody aero panels might...
- The cooling tubes inside the HV battery were not brazed to Tesla?s internal standards
- Too few HV battery positive contactor mounting nuts installed
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the charge port power terminals have insulator pins that might become...
- For some Model 3 vehicles, the trunk lid might require more effort than expected to fully close.
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) frequency might be out of range because...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles with the Long Range HV battery, the Battery Monitor Boards (BMBs) were...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, customers might be unable to remove the rear license plate mounting screws...
- For certain Model 3 vehicles, the power conversion system needs replacement.
- Been manufactured with the C-pillar electrical harness(es) routed incorrectly, causing a gap between the...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles with the Long Range HV battery, some wire bonds that connect the cells within...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the positive busbar nut under the power conversion system and additional...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, some bolts within the high voltage (HV) battery penthouse were insufficiently...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the rear drive unit HV header bolts and the positive contactor bolt within...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the glove box solenoid might have been lubricated with incorrect grease, and...
- Certain Model 3 vehicles were delivered with 18 inch pinwheel caps (aero wheel covers) that have minor...
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, an issue in the CAN transceiver internal to the drive unit might result in...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, the steering column control module connector retaining clip may have been reused...
- Been manufactured without one or both HV battery breathers.
- On some Model 3 vehicles, water might leak inside the motors of both front window motor/regulator assemblies
- Certain Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with the upper bolt of each rear door lower hinge being longer...
- Certain 2nd generation Universal Mobile Connectors (UMCs) supplied to Tesla vehicles were not screened and...
- On some Model 3 vehicles, water might leak inside the motors of both front window motor/regulator assemblies
- On some Model 3 vehicles, an electrostatic discharge might damage the charge port ECU radio transceiver
- On certain Model 3 vehicles, the inner assembly of the high voltage (HV) battery positive and negative...
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