Service bulletins for the 2017 Tesla Model 3
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.
154 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| SB-17-13-003 | 2018-07-16. Service bulletin. SEATS. Certain front seats in Model 3 vehicles might have a reduced adjustment range or might make undesirable noise during use. |
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| SB-17-18-006 | 2018-07-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. Some Model 3 vehicles were delivered with air in the cooling system. |
| SB-17-10-003 | 2018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. On some Model 3 vehicles, a pre-production LH upper trough plug is installed. The pre-production plug is completely functional, however, it does not cosmetically match the grommet on the RH upper trough. |
| SB-17-44-003 | 2018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. On some Model 3 vehicles, the charge port does not engage with a Supercharger charge cable, preventing the vehicle from being fast charged. Additionally, when a vehicle is being charged using a Wall Connector, the charge port engages with the charge cable, but the vehicle might charge at a reduced amperage rate. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.