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July 24, 2009 Service bulletin

Tesla: different transmission fill procedure for transmissions with low fill plug levels

Tesla technical service bulletin SVC-09-47-006 for 2008 Tesla Roadster.

Bulletin number
SVC-09-47-006
Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Summary
Tesla: different transmission fill procedure for transmissions with low fill plug levels. Early g1bw transmissions come with a fill plug that is cast lower than the fill level. This requires a different procedure when filling transmissions. There are 56 known transmissions with this style fill plug/transmission casting. Transmissions castings are designated by metal tag attached near the fill plug.

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