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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

161 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Body and frame are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
SB-24-10-0052024-06-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. Certain Standard Range Model 3 and Model Y vehicles that received the Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) HV Battery Retrofit did not receive the 2nd row floor reinforcement plate, which provides additional protection for the LFP HV Battery.
SB2320002R62023-10-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. 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.
SB2320002R52023-08-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. 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.
SB2320002R42023-08-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. 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-23-10-002 R22023-05-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID; STRUCTURE. On some Model 3 vehicles, water may have leaked inside the trunk area through the trunk lid.
SB-23-10-002 R12023-05-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. On some Model 3 vehicles, water may have leaked inside the trunk area through the trunk lid.
SB-23-10-0022023-05-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. On some Model 3 vehicles, water may have leaked inside the trunk area through the trunk lid.
SB-20-12-0022020-04-06. 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.
SB-19-12-001 R12019-10-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. On some Model 3 vehicles, the front and/or mid aero shield panels might be susceptible to damage when driving through standing water. This can result in damaged or missing panels. Updated panels are available which have a more robust design than the original panels.
SB-19-12-0022019-10-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. On some Model 3 vehicles, the front and/or mid aero shield panels might be missing.
SB-19-11-0032019-09-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Some rear door striker plates were manufactured from material that might have allowed striker plate fasteners to be over-torqued during manufacture, potentially causing the striker plate to deform over time and resulting in a clunking noise in the mid C-pillar area when the door closes.
SB-18-16-004 R22019-03-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. On certain Model 3 vehicles, the one-time use bolts that attach the high voltage controller to the penthouse cover were not torqued to Tesla?s internal specification.
SB-18-12-0092019-02-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY. On some Model 3 vehicles, the push rivets, nuts, and bolts that attach the underbody aero panels might have been improperly installed. Consequently, fasteners might be missing, and underbody panels might be damaged or missing.
SB-18-11-005 R12018-07-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY; STRUCTURE:BODY. On some Model 3 vehicles, water might leak inside the motors of both front window motor/regulator assemblies. This might cause the motors to fail and potentially make the front windows inoperable.
SB-18-10-0032018-07-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. Certain Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with the upper bolt of each rear door lower hinge being longer than necessary. These bolts might rub against the front seat belt retractor spools, leaving a cosmetic mark on the belts. This will not cause belt wear.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.