Service bulletin SB-17-11-001
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 |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10110747 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-08-04 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-17-11-001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2017-03-22 |
| NHTSA component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
NHTSA's summary
Water may enter the door latches or cinching actuators on the rear (Falcon Wing) doors. If the vehicle is then parked outdoors in freezing conditions, the water can freeze, potentially interfering with opening or cinching closed until the vehicle warms up.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Body and frame, Latches and locks, Door latch
| TESLA MODEL X | 2016, 2017 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SB-18-11-003 R1 | 2019-10-07. Service bulletin. Excessive water ingress to the latches on the rear doors may damage internal components or impede operation of the rear door latch. |
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| SB-17-11-003 R1 | 2019-10-07. Service bulletin. On some Model X vehicles, the rear door edge protector might allow water to enter the door latches or cinching actuators on the rear (Falcon Wing) doors. If the vehicle is then parked outdoors in freezing conditions the water can freeze, resulting in interference with door operation. The doors will function properly when the water unfreezes. |
| SB-17-11-004 R1 | 2019-10-07. Service bulletin. Water may enter the door latches or cinching actuators of the rear (Falcon Wing) doors. If the vehicle is then parked outdoors in freezing conditions, the water can freeze, potentially interfering with the closing functionality of the rear doors until the water unfreezes. |
| SB-16-11-006 R2 | 2019-03-11. Service bulletin. Early front door latches are susceptible to water ingress, which might cause the touchscreen to show the door in the wrong position or prevent the door from opening and closing automatically. The door can still be opened with the inside handle. |
| SB1611006 | 2016-10-05. Service bulletin. EARLY FRONT DOOR LATCHES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INGRESS, WHICH MIGHT CAUSE THE TOUCHSCREEN TO SHOW THE DOOR IN THE WRONG POSITION OR PREVENT THE DOOR FROM OPENING AND CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR CAN STILL BE OPENED WITH THE INSIDE HANDLE. |