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Service bulletin SB-18-11-009

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 id10153803
Published by NHTSA2019-02-25
Manufacturer's numberSB-18-11-009
Manufacturer's date2018-12-06
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK

NHTSA's summary

For some Model 3 vehicles, the trunk lid might require more effort than expected to fully close.

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-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.
SB-18-14-0022018-09-10. Service bulletin. 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.