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Service bulletin SB-15-17-003 R4

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10153807
Published by NHTSA2019-02-25
Manufacturer's numberSB-15-17-003 R4
Manufacturer's date2018-12-12
NHTSA componentTIRES

NHTSA's summary

It is now possible to retrofit the Continental Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) onto vehicles that were originally equipped with a Baolong TPMS.

The document

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Components

Tires

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL S2012, 2013, 2014

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-15-17-009 R12020-02-10. Service bulletin. Some Model S vehicles were intended to have a Continental Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), but were manufactured with a Baolong TPMS.
SB-16-17-005 R12020-02-10. Service bulletin. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ECU has a built-in antenna that receives signals from the TPMS sensors. Earlier versions of the TPMS ECU were equipped with an antenna that might not receive reliable readings from the front sensors, causing the TPMS indicator light to be displayed inaccurately, even when the tires are properly inflated.
SB-15-17-003 R32017-08-04. Service bulletin. It is now possible to retrofit the Continental Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) onto vehicles that were originally equipped with a Baolong TPMS.
SB1517003R22016-10-07. Service bulletin. IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO RETROFIT THE CONTINENTAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) ONTO VEHICLES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH A BAOLONG TPMS.
SB-12-34-0022013-03-22. Service bulletin. TESLA: ONCE VEHICLE IS PARKED, AIR IN TIRES (21 INCH WHEELS) COOLS, IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, CAN CAUSE TIRE PRESSURE TO DECREASE BELOW THRESHOLD, WHICH IS CLOSE TO PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE, RESULTING IN ILLUMINATION OF TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT. MODEL 2012 MODEL S. *PE