Service bulletin SVC-09-47-006
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10030934 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2009-12-23 |
| Manufacturer's number | SVC-09-47-006 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2009-07-24 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
NHTSA's 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. *PE
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Manual transmission
| TESLA ROADSTER | 2008 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| TSB-09-47-005 | 2009-12-30. Service bulletin. TESLA MOTORS: TRANSMISSION VENT RETROFIT. EARLY TRANSMISSION VENTS EQUIPPED WITH SNORKEL TYPE VENTS MAY LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL. SNORKEL TYPE VENTS WERE INSTALLED ON THE FIRST 200 TRANSMISSIONS IN PRODUCTION. AN IMPROVED VENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED THAT INSTALLS IN THE OLD TOP FILL PLUG LOCATION. *PE |
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| SVC-09-17-003 | 2009-09-25. Service bulletin. TESLA: UPGRADE FOR ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5 POWER TRAINS. *PE |
| SVC-08-47-003 | 2008-11-18. Service bulletin. TESLA VEHICLE: TOLERANCES TO 14 PIN CONNECTOR ON THE TCM COULD CAUSE A FAULTY CONNECTION AND WATER INGRESS. *PE |