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Service bulletin SB-17-10-003

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 id10142967
Published by NHTSA2018-07-16
Manufacturer's numberSB-17-10-003
Manufacturer's date2017-08-09
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

On some Model 3 vehicles, a pre-production LH upper trough plug is installed. The pre-production plug is completely functional, however, it does not cosmetically match the grommet on the RH upper trough.

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

Electrical system, Hybrid and electric drive, High-voltage battery

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL 32017

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SB-18-40-0012018-07-16. Service bulletin. An improved version of the Model 3 rear drive unit is now available that meets Tesla's high standards for performance and durability.
SB-17-44-0032018-07-16. Service bulletin. On some Model 3 vehicles, the charge port does not engage with a Supercharger charge cable, preventing the vehicle from being fast charged. Additionally, when a vehicle is being charged using a Wall Connector, the charge port engages with the charge cable, but the vehicle might charge at a reduced amperage rate.