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Service bulletin SB-18-14-002

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 id10144254
Published by NHTSA2018-09-10
Manufacturer's numberSB-18-14-002
Manufacturer's date2018-08-14
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

NHTSA's summary

On some Model 3 vehicles, the glove box solenoid might have been lubricated with incorrect grease, and might require excessive force to unlatch the glove box.

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

Latches and locks

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL 32017, 2018

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-18-11-0092019-02-25. Service bulletin. For some Model 3 vehicles, the trunk lid might require more effort than expected to fully close.
SB-19-11-0022019-02-19. Service bulletin. On certain Model 3 vehicles, the hood latch might be out of alignment, causing a possible interference with the underhood storage unit.