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Service bulletin SB19-20-003-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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10247400
Published by NHTSA2023-12-18
Manufacturer's numberSB19-20-003-R3
Manufacturer's date2023-10-26
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING; AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by electrical interference in the seat electrical harness, causing the airbag indicator to display on the touchscreen.

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

Air bags, Electrical system, Lighting

Vehicles listed
TESLA MODEL 32017, 2018, 2019, 2020
TESLA MODEL Y2020

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20264012026-08-19. Lights And Instruments
26V5070002026-08-04. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
20244272024-07-25. Electrical
24V5540002024-07-24. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
20242832024-05-21. Lights And Instruments
24V1530002024-02-27. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
24V0510002024-01-30. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
23V8380002023-12-12. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE
22V8440002022-11-15. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
22V2630002022-04-18. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SB23200012024-04-29. Service bulletin. When certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles receive a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) in their front passenger seats during vehicle servicing, they may require safety vent type front passenger airbags to maintain compatibility between the front passenger seat and the front passenger airbag.
SB-19-20-003 R32023-11-27. Service bulletin. On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by electrical interference in the seat electrical harness, causing the airbag indicator to display on the touchscreen.
SB2320001R22023-10-02. Service bulletin. When certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles receive a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) in their front passenger seats during vehicle servicing, they may require safety vent type front passenger airbags to maintain compatibility between the front passenger seat and the front passenger airbag.
SB-23-20-002 R22023-04-10. Service bulletin. Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
SB-23-20-002 R12023-04-10. Service bulletin. Certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles may need a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) installed in the front passenger seat before servicing its subcomponents.
SB-23-20-0012023-04-10. Service bulletin. When certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles receive a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) in their front passenger seats during vehicle servicing, they may require safety vent type front passenger airbags to maintain compatibility between the front passenger seat and the front passenger airbag.
SB-21-18-002-R62022-11-28. 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.
SB22330052022-06-13. Service bulletin. Some Model Y vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the instrument cluster and touchscreen during the vehicle power-on process. Such faults can typically be corrected and the affected functionality restored with a vehicle power cycle.
SB22330032022-06-13. Service bulletin. Some Heat Pump Model 3 vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up wire, and in rare circumstances, braking and stability control related alerts may appear on the instrument cluster and touchscreen during the vehicle power-on process. Such faults can typically be corrected and the affected functionality restored with a vehicle power cycle.
SB21170072022-05-31. Service bulletin. 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.