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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.

By type

By component

Bulletins, newest first
SB-18-16-0052018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Some Model 3 vehicles might have been manufactured without one or both HV battery breathers.
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.
SB-18-11-0052018-07-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. 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 making the front windows inoperable.
SB-18-11-0062018-07-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. 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 making the front windows inoperable.
SB-18-31-0052018-07-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. On certain Model 3 vehicles, the front stabilizer bar link ball joint studs might crack at the flange. As a result, the nut that attaches the stabilizer bar might lose torque. This might result in noise coming from the front of vehicle while driving on rough surfaces.
SB-18-40-0042018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On certain Model 3 vehicles, an issue in the CAN transceiver internal to the drive unit might result in intermittent communication errors, causing the vehicle to go into limp mode or not start.
SB-18-44-001 R22018-07-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. On some Model 3 vehicles, an electrostatic discharge might damage the charge port ECU radio transceiver. As a result, an alert displays on the touchscreen, and the charge port door is unable to be opened using the button on a charger handle. The charge port door opens using other methods.
SB-18-44-001 R12018-07-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. On some Model 3 vehicles, an electrostatic discharge might damage the charge port ECU radio transceiver. As a result, an alert displays on the touchscreen, and the charge port door is unable to be opened using the button on a charger handle. The charge port door opens using other methods.
SB-18-44-0012018-07-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. On some Model 3 vehicles, an electrostatic discharge might damage the charge port ECU radio transceiver. As a result, an alert displays on the touchscreen, and the charge port door is unable to be opened using the button on a charger handle. The charge port door opens using other methods.
SB-18-50-0022018-07-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Certain 2nd generation Universal Mobile Connectors (UMCs) supplied to Tesla vehicles were not screened and might not indicate their status or charge the vehicle.

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