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Service bulletin SB-21-18-001

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 id10189010
Published by NHTSA2021-03-15
Manufacturer's numberSB-21-18-001
Manufacturer's date2021-02-05
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

Some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL 32020, 2021
TESLA MODEL Y2020, 2021

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
SB2016002R22024-02-20. Service bulletin. Certain Model 3 vehicles were configured with incorrect shunt resistance values that can affect charging capacity and range performance.
SB-21-18-002 R32021-11-08. Service bulletin. Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may be equipped with refrigerant pressure/temperature (P/T) sensors in the heat pump that can fault over time.
SB-20-18-0012020-08-10. Service bulletin. An NVH-reducing A/C compressor acoustic blanket was added to Model Y on May 26, 2020. Vehicles built before this date are eligible for a retrofit for owners who complain of elevated HVAC noise at the front of the vehicle.