Service bulletin SB1645001

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10081824
Published by NHTSA	2016-10-07
Manufacturer's number	SB1645001
Manufacturer's date	2016-06-03
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

SOME MODEL X VEHICLES MIGHT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND NOISE THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT DOORS AND WINDOWS. THE WIND NOISE DOES NOT AFFECT USE OF THE FRONT DOORS AND WINDOWS.

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

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL X	2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2024483	2024-08-16. Structure
24V615000	2024-08-15. STRUCTURE:BODY
2023657	2023-12-12. Accessories
2023063	2023-02-14. Accessories
2020553	2020-11-17. Structure
20V710000	2020-11-17. STRUCTURE:BODY

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-21-12-005	2025-01-03. Service bulletin. For some Model X vehicles built before May 2018, should water seep into the printed circuit board of the rear door cladding sensor, an alert might be displayed on the touchscreen.
SB-24-12-008	2024-11-05. Service bulletin. On some Model X vehicles, the front roof applique and/or center spine applique may have been applied to the roof without the use of primer, which could cause the applique(s) to separate from the roof. This bulletin employs an improved inspection process which replaces the one for SB-20-12-005.
SB-24-12-008	2024-09-04. Service bulletin. On some Model X vehicles, the front roof applique and/or center spine applique may have been applied to the roof without the use of primer, which could cause the applique(s) to separate from the roof. This bulletin employs an improved inspection process which replaces the one for SB-20-12-005.
SB-22-11-002	2024-07-03. Service bulletin. One or both front door drive units and front door harnesses may require replacement due to corrosion.
OwnersB	2024-04-29. Service bulletin. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2015-2020 Model X vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.
Index381	2024-04-29. Service bulletin. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2015-2020 Model X vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.
developH	2024-04-08. Service bulletin. Owner's Manual.
developC	2024-04-08. Service bulletin. Owner's Manual
Owners documenta	2024-03-04. Service bulletin. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2015-2020 Model X vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.
Owners documenta	2024-03-04. Service bulletin. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2015-2020 Model X vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.