# Service bulletin SB\-20\-39\-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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10181261
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-10\-19
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-20\-39\-002
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-09\-08
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN

## NHTSA's summary

The front drive unit contains an inverter that did not go through internal reliability testing.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10181261-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10181261-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2020 TESLA MODEL S

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [24V153000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V153000.md), 2024-02-27: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- [24V051000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V051000.md), 2024-01-30: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- [23V838000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V838000.md), 2023-12-12: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE
- [22V235000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V235000.md), 2022-04-12: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
- [22V063000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V063000.md), 2022-02-04: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SB\-25\-16\-003](/bulletins/11020189.md), 2025-07-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On certain Model S and Model X vehicles, the battery powered Pyrotechnic High Voltage \(HV\) Battery Disconnect will reach the end of its battery lifespan in the near future, which will trigger alerts and may limit the vehicle’s performance.
- [SB2139001R3](/bulletins/10251045.md), 2024-03-04, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. 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.
- [SB2139001R2](/bulletins/10212803.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 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.
- [SB2117007](/bulletins/10212802.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont\-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board \(PCB\) for the RH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting in premature failure of the camera.
- [SB2117006](/bulletins/10212801.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin: BACK OVER PREVENTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont\-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board \(PCB\) for the LH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting in premature failure of the camera.
- [SB2217004](/bulletins/10210726.md), 2022-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont\-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board \(PCB\) for the LH and RH side repeater cameras may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting in premature failure of the cameras.
- [SB2117007](/bulletins/10208327.md), 2022-02-28, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BACK OVER PREVENTION. On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont\-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board \(PCB\) for the RH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting in premature failure of the camera.
- [SB2117006](/bulletins/10208326.md), 2022-02-28, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BACK OVER PREVENTION. On certain Model S, Model X, and Fremont\-built Model 3 vehicles, the Printed Circuit Board \(PCB\) for the LH side repeater camera may lose electrical continuity over time, resulting in premature failure of the camera.

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