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Service bulletin TN-13-44-003

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10052449
Published by NHTSA2013-07-31
Manufacturer's numberTN-13-44-003
Manufacturer's date2014-06-11
ReplacesTN-13-44-003-A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

TESLA: THE HIGH VOLTAGE INTERLOCK LOOP (HVIL) DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN. NO MODEL TYPES OR MODEL YEARS WERE PROVIDED. *JS UPDATED 10/21/14. *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

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL S2013
TESLA ROADSTER2008, 2009
TESLA ROADSTER2011
TESLA ROADSTER22010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
10V4580002010-10-01. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SB-15-44-006 R22023-04-10. Service bulletin. Some customers in Europe have vehicles with one charger, which limits the vehicle?s charging rate to 16 A when the vehicle is connected to a charging station capable of supplying more than 16 A single phase. The vehicle?s 3-phase charging capability is unaffected.
TN-13-44-0012013-08-02. Service bulletin. TESLA: DUE TO ISOLATION OF MODEL S HIGH VOLTAGE, A MONITOR IS INSTALLED IN BATTERY TO ENSURE NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT, BETWEEN VEHICLE AND HIGH VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR, IS BEING CARRIED AND IS MEASURED, PERIODICALLY, FOR RESISTANCE BETWEEN HIGH VOLTAGE CONDUCTORS AND CHASSIS. NO MODEL OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
TN-13-44-0022013-07-31. Service bulletin. TESLA: HIGH VOLTAGE AWARENESS FOR MODEL S. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN. NO MODEL YEARS WERE PROVIDED. *JS
TN-13-16-0022013-07-25. Service bulletin. TESLA: WHEN REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK THESE PROCEDURES NEED TO BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER SEALING OF THE HV RAPID MATE. NO MODEL OR MODEL YEARS GIVEN. *JS
SB-12-17-0132013-03-22. Service bulletin. TESLA: SOME 12V BATTERY, IF OVERTORQUED, ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WEAKENING AND BREAKAGE FROM POSITIVE TERMINALS WITH CASTING POROSITY AND IF TERMINAL FAILS, AFTER IGNITION IS OFF, WILL NOT RESTART. MODEL 2012 MODEL S. *PE
SB-12-46-0012012-03-13. Service bulletin. TESLA MOTORS: DURING THE SHIPMENT OF BATTERY PACK SHEETS, RESIDUAL COOLANT MAY LEAK EFFECTING SHIPPING CONTAINER INTEGRITY. *PE
SVC-11-16-0132012-01-10. Service bulletin. TESLA: DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, APS CABLE GROMMET CAN BECOME DISLODGED. TO IMPROVE SECURITY AGAINST WATER INGRESS A NEW DESIGN HAS BEEN PROVIDED. *PE
TSB-10-17-0052010-10-19. Service bulletin. TESLA: UPDATED-SWITCHPACK NOT CHARGING AUXILIARY BATTERY; SWITCHPACK CHARGE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION PREVENTS AUXILIARY BATTERY FROM CHARGING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION OF THE CHARGING CIRCUIT IN THE SWITCHPACK WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE AUXILIARY 12 V BATTERY NOT BEING CHARGED. *PE
TSB-09-16-0082010-06-12. Service bulletin. TESLA: INSPECTION, PREVENTION AND REPAIR OF BATTERY PACK WATER INGRESS FROM THE APS GROMMET. APS CABLE GROMMET ON BATTERY PACK MAY BECOME DISLODGED. THE WEIGHT OF THE APS CABLE STRAINS THE J3 APS HARNESS SUCH THAT THE PASS THROUGH GROMMET ON THE BATTERY ENCLOSURE WALL IS DISLODGED FROM ITS SEALING SURFACE. *PE
SB-09-15-0042009-10-03. Service bulletin. TESLA: POTENTIAL NO START CONDITION OR FAILED HEATER OPERATION DUE TO FAULTY COMPONENTS IN PTC HEATER BOARD. SOME HVAC 400V CONTROLLERS MAY HAVE INCORRECT COMPONENTS INSTALLED ON THE PTC CONTROLLER BOARD. THE BOARD CONTROLS THE HEATER OPERATION. FAILURES OF THIS BOARD ALSO MAY CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT START OR CHARGE. *PE