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: Wheels are shown. Show all
| SB2016003R1 | 2024-02-20. Service bulletin. WHEELS; SUSPENSION. Certain Model 3 high voltage batteries may not have a sufficient quantity of bolts for the contactor DC link busbars, which may prevent the vehicle from charging or powering properly. |
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| SB1816008R1 | 2024-02-20. Service bulletin. WHEELS. On certain Model 3 vehicles, the rear drive unit HV header bolts and the positive contactor bolt within the High Voltage (HV) battery ancillary bay were insufficiently torqued to internal specifications during manufacturing. |
| SB1816006R1 | 2024-02-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; WHEELS. On certain Model 3 vehicles, the positive busbar nut under the power conversion system and additional bolts within the High Voltage (HV) battery ancillary bay were insufficiently torqued during manufacturing. |
| SB1816004R3 | 2024-02-20. Service bulletin. WHEELS. On certain Model 3 vehicles, the one-time use bolts that attach the high voltage controller to the ancillary cover were not torqued to Tesla?s internal specification. |
| SB-18-34-002 | 2018-09-10. Service bulletin. WHEELS. Certain Model 3 vehicles were delivered with 18 inch pinwheel caps (aero wheel covers) that have minor discoloration. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.