# Service bulletin SB\-17\-17\-002 R3

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: 10153851
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-02\-25
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-17\-17\-002 R3
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-12\-21
- NHTSA component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

## NHTSA's summary

On some Model S and Model X vehicles with 2nd generation Autopilot, the forward facing camera pitch \(vertical angle\) might not conform to internal specifications.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10153851-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10153851-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Driver assistance

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 to 2017 TESLA MODEL S
- 2016 to 2017 TESLA MODEL X

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [23V838000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V838000.md), 2023-12-12: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE
- [21V846000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V846000.md), 2021-10-29: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- [21V035000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V035000.md), 2021-01-29: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SB\-20\-12\-002](/bulletins/10173429.md), 2020-04-06, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT; LANE DEPARTURE; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. On some Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles, condensation might build up inside of the B\-pillar applique, potentially obscuring the B\-pillar camera. This condition might cause some Autopilot features to be temporarily unavailable until the condensation goes away, such as Auto Lane Change, Blind Spot Detection, and Lane Departure Warning.
- [SB1811001R1](/bulletins/10168251.md), 2019-11-25, Service bulletin: BACK OVER PREVENTION. On some Model X vehicles, the pinch sensor carrier and/or bump stop might scratch the paint in the interior jamb on the rear \(Falcon Wing\) door.
- [SB\-17\-17\-002 R2](/bulletins/10143587.md), 2018-08-06, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. On some Model S and Model X vehicles with 2nd generation Autopilot, the forward facing camera pitch \(vertical angle\) might not conform to internal specifications.
- [SB\-17\-17\-002 R1](/bulletins/10110752.md), 2017-08-04, Service bulletin: BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; BACK OVER PREVENTION. On some Model S and Model X vehicles with 2nd generation Autopilot, the forward facing camera pitch \(vertical angle\) might be out of the specifications required for some future Autopilot features.
- [SB\-17\-17\-002](/bulletins/10110749.md), 2017-08-04, Service bulletin: BACK OVER PREVENTION; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. On some vehicles with 2nd generation Autopilot, the forward facing camera pitch \(vertical angle\) might be out of the specifications required for some future Autopilot features.

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