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Service bulletin 13-31-003

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 id10057891
Published by NHTSA2015-07-09
Manufacturer's number13-31-003
Manufacturer's date2015-03-24
ReplacesSB-13-31-003 R2
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

NHTSA's summary

TESLA MOTORS, INC 2012-2013 MODEL S: INFORMATION REGARDING FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS DEVELOPING GREATER FREE PLAY THAN EXPECTED. INSTALLING (4)WEDGE- LOCK WASHERS ON THE LOWER ARM BALL JOINT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *LJ UPDATED 7/14/15. *PE

The document

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Components

Suspension, Control arm

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL S2012, 2013

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