Service bulletin SB-18-32-002 R1
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 | 10143008 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-07-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-18-32-002 R1 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-04-12 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING |
NHTSA's summary
Long-term exposure to high-corrosion environments might weaken the bolts that attach the power steering motor to the steering rack housing.
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
Steering
| TESLA MODEL S | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 23V085000 | 2023-02-15. STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING |
|---|---|
| 22V037000 | 2022-01-27. STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING |
| 2018149 | 2018-03-29. Steering |
| 18V204000 | 2018-03-29. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| SB2139001R2 | 2022-02-28. Service bulletin. Some versions of Model S and X front drive unit halfshafts might cause excessive vibrations during hard acceleration at higher ride height settings. This is exclusively an NVH issue and does not otherwise affect steering functionality, braking, or acceleration. |
|---|---|
| SB2139001R1 | 2021-11-08. Service bulletin. Some versions of Model S and X front drive unit halfshafts might cause excessive vibrations during hard acceleration at higher ride height settings. This is exclusively an NVH issue and does not otherwise affect steering functionality, braking, or acceleration. |
| SB-20-32-004 | 2020-07-06. Service bulletin. Some Model S and Model X vehicles might exhibit stiff steering due to corrosion at the lower steering column I-shaft U-joint. |
| SB-18-32-002 R3 | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. Long-term exposure to high-corrosion environments might weaken the bolts that attach the power steering motor to the steering rack housing. |
| 15-17-001 | 2015-07-09. Service bulletin. TESLA MOTORS INC 2014-2015 MODEL S: CERTAIN VEHICLES, WITH THE LH HALFSHAFT, MIGHT CONTACT POWER STEERING HARNESS, RESULTING IN AN ALERT MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *LJ UPDATED 7/14/15. *PE |