Service bulletins for the 2019 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.
106 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| SB-23-20-001 | 2023-04-10. Service bulletin. SEATS; AIR BAGS. 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. |
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| SB2233002 | 2022-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). Some 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. |
| SB2117005 | 2022-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Some Model 3 driver and front passenger seat electrical harnesses might get damaged from repeated fore and aft adjustments to the seat, which will trigger a restraint system alert. |
| SB2117005 | 2022-02-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some Model 3 driver and front passenger seat electrical harnesses might get damaged from repeated fore and aft adjustments to the seat, which will trigger a restraint system alert. |
| SB-19-15-002 R1 | 2021-11-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Some Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with triple camera windshield brackets that were not properly secured to the windshield. Autopilot is designed to deactivate if errors occur, but as a precaution, Autopilot features have been disabled on all suspect vehicles until this bulletin has been performed. |
| SB-20-31-006 R3 | 2021-11-08. Service bulletin. STEERING; SUSPENSION. On certain Model 3, Model Y, and Model X vehicles, there may be a water ingress path to both front upper control arm ball joints that, over time, could possibly lead to surface corrosion of these ball joints. This may result in a creaking sound coming from the front suspension when steering at low speeds and under high loads. This is exclusively an NVH condition only and does not result in premature failure of the ball joints. |
| SB-20-31-006 R2 | 2021-11-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. On certain Model 3, Model Y, and Model X vehicles, there may be a water ingress path to both front upper control arm ball joints that, over time, could possibly lead to surface corrosion of these ball joints. This may result in a creaking sound coming from the front suspension when steering at low speeds and under high loads. This is exclusively an NVH condition only and does not result in premature failure of the ball joints. |
| SB-20-33-002 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL. Certain Model 3 vehicles may have sustained damage to the Electric Park Brake (EPB) housing during the vehicle assembly process. |
| SB-20-17-010 R1 | 2020-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On certain Model 3 vehicles, an open electrical circuit or short to ground near connectors X950 or X952 may display a restart alert on the touchscreen, or prevent the vehicle from starting altogether. |
| SB-20-17-010 | 2020-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On certain Model 3 vehicles, an open electrical circuit or short to ground near connectors X950 or X952 may display a restart alert on the touchscreen, or prevent the vehicle from starting altogether. |
| SB-19-20-003 R2 | 2020-10-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS. On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by electrical interference in the seat harness, causing the airbag indicator to display on the touchscreen. |
| SB-20-16-003 | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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. |
| SB-20-10-001 | 2020-07-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles might have a charge port door that is overflush (protrudes in comparison) to the LH taillight assembly. |
| SB-19-20-003 R1 | 2020-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS. On some Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by electrical interference in the seat harness, causing the airbag indicator to display on the touchscreen. |
| SB-20-12-002 | 2020-04-06. 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-20-31-002 | 2020-04-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION:REAR; EQUIPMENT. On some Model 3 vehicles, the LH and/or RH rear damper top mount bolts were not fastened according to internal specifications and may create noise, vibration, and harshness. |
| SB-20-45-001 | 2020-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Some Model 3 vehicles were built without butyl patches on the LH and RH front 1st row floor panels. Consequently, the sound of normal body flexing is heard and is not dampened. |
| SB-20-50-001 | 2020-03-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Certain Model 3, Model S, and Model X vehicles were equipped with 2nd generation Universal Mobile Connector (UMC) inline units having a proximity circuit resistor that is out of specification. This resistor within the affected UMC inline unit might prevent charging, might interrupt charging while in progress, and might affect the functionality of the UMC charge handle button when disconnecting the charge handle from the vehicle charge port. |
| SB-20-17-001 | 2020-02-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. When some Autopilot HW2 and HW2.5 Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles are near airport ASR-9 radar antennae, the vehicle cameras might be affected by electromagnetic interference, and Autopilot/camera alerts might be displayed. |
| SB-19-20-003 | 2020-01-06. Service bulletin. SEATS; AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. On some Model 3 vehicles, the Occupant Classification System (OCS) signal might be affected by electrical interference in the seat harness, causing the airbag indicator to display on the touchscreen. |
| SB-19-44-009 R1 | 2019-12-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Some Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with charge port latch actuators that could allow ice to build up and prevent insertion or removal of the charge handle from the charge port. |
| SB-19-44-009 | 2019-12-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Some Model 3 vehicles were manufactured with charge port latch actuators that could allow ice to build up and prevent insertion or removal of the charge handle from the charge port. |
| SB1915003 | 2019-11-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. Some Model 3 vehicles were manufactured without labels on the driver sun visor. |
| SB1917011 | 2019-11-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Certain Model 3 vehicles ordered with front fog lights were delivered without the front fog lights. |
| SB-19-12-002 | 2019-10-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. On some Model 3 vehicles, the front and/or mid aero shield panels might be missing. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.