Service bulletin SB-13-34-001
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 |
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| NHTSA id | 10052055 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2013-05-08 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-13-34-001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-01-14 |
| NHTSA component | WHEELS; WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS |
NHTSA's summary
TESLA: PAINTED LUG NUTS OR OVERSPRAY PAINT ON SEAT, MIGHT BE CORRODED IN THREAD AREA, LEADING TO INADEQUATE CLAMPING TORQUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO PREVENT VIBRATION, SHIMMING, KNOCKING OR CLUNKING NOISE, WHILE DRIVING. MODEL 2012 MODEL S. *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
Wheels, Wheel nuts and studs
| TESLA MODEL S | 2013 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SB-12-31-001 | 2013-03-22. Service bulletin. TESLA: BECAUSE OF IMPROPER PRELOAD ON REAR WHEEL BEARINGS, DUE TO REPEATED HEAVY ACCELERATION, CAN CAUSE REAR WHEEL AXLE NUTS TO LOSE PROPER TORQUE AND PREMATURE BEARING WEAR. MODEL 2012 MODEL S. *PE UPDATED 1/24/2014 *JS |
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