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Service bulletin SB1513003R1

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 id10081838
Published by NHTSA2016-10-07
Manufacturer's numberSB1513003R1
Manufacturer's date2016-05-25
NHTSA componentSEATS

NHTSA's summary

THE 2ND ROW SEAT PITCH PIVOT BOLTS, SHOULDER PIVOT BOLTS, AND PITCH MECHANISM NUTS COULD LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING THE 2ND ROW SEATS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY OR A ROCKING MOVEMENT.

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

Seats

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL X2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20174962017-10-12. Seats And Restraints
17V6390002017-10-12. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
16V1920002016-04-06. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

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
SB1713005R42019-11-25. Service bulletin. On some Model S and Model X front seats, the forward inboard Huck BOM fastener and pivot bushing (nearest to the center console) used on the front lift links may develop an interactive clearance condition, which might result in a rocking motion in the seat. This does not affect performance, but may result in customer dissatisfaction.
SB-17-13-005 R32019-06-10. Service bulletin. On some Model S and Model X front seats, the forward inboard Huck BOM fastener and pivot bushing (nearest to the center console) used on the front lift links may develop an interactive clearance condition, which might result in a rocking motion in the seat. This does not affect performance, but may result in customer dissatisfaction.
SB1913001R12019-05-28. Service bulletin. On some Model X vehicles equipped with 2nd row fold-flat bench seats, the RH and/or LH seat backs might interfere with the rear door panel when the door is closed and cause NVH issues.
SB-17-13-005 R22019-02-19. Service bulletin. On some Model S and Model X front seats, the forward inboard Huck BOM fastener and pivot bushing (nearest to the center console) used on the front lift links may develop an interactive clearance condition, which might result in a rocking motion in the seat. This does not affect performance, but may result in customer dissatisfaction.
SB-17-13-005 R12018-08-06. Service bulletin. On some Model S and Model X 1st row seats, the Huck BOM fastener and pivot bushing used on the front lift links may develop an interactive clearance condition, which might result in a rocking motion in the seat. This does not affect performance, but may result in customer dissatisfaction.
SB-17-13-0022017-08-16. Service bulletin. On some Model S and Model X vehicles, the connection of the hook-and-loop material that secures the seat upholstery to the seat cushion foam might weaken, causing the upholstery to gather and cause wrinkles.
SB1513003R22016-10-07. Service bulletin. THE 2ND ROW SEAT PITCH PIVOT BOLTS, SHOULDER PIVOT BOLTS, AND PITCH MECHANISM NUTS COULD LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING THE 2ND ROW SEATS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY OR A ROCKING MOVEMENT.