Service bulletins for the 2013 Tesla Model S
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.
102 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: 12-volt battery are shown. Show all
| SB-15-44-006 R2 | 2023-04-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Some customers in Europe have vehicles with one charger, which limits the vehicle?s charging rate to 16 A when the vehicle is connected to a charging station capable of supplying more than 16 A single phase. The vehicle?s 3-phase charging capability is unaffected. |
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| TN-13-44-001 | 2013-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. TESLA: DUE TO ISOLATION OF MODEL S HIGH VOLTAGE, A MONITOR IS INSTALLED IN BATTERY TO ENSURE NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT, BETWEEN VEHICLE AND HIGH VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR, IS BEING CARRIED AND IS MEASURED, PERIODICALLY, FOR RESISTANCE BETWEEN HIGH VOLTAGE CONDUCTORS AND CHASSIS. NO MODEL OR MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| TN-13-44-003 | 2013-07-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TESLA: THE HIGH VOLTAGE INTERLOCK LOOP (HVIL) DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN. NO MODEL TYPES OR MODEL YEARS WERE PROVIDED. *JS UPDATED 10/21/14. *PE |
| TN-13-44-002 | 2013-07-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TESLA: HIGH VOLTAGE AWARENESS FOR MODEL S. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN. NO MODEL YEARS WERE PROVIDED. *JS |
| TN-13-16-002 | 2013-07-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TESLA: WHEN REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK THESE PROCEDURES NEED TO BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER SEALING OF THE HV RAPID MATE. NO MODEL OR MODEL YEARS GIVEN. *JS |
| SB-12-17-013 | 2013-03-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TESLA: SOME 12V BATTERY, IF OVERTORQUED, ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WEAKENING AND BREAKAGE FROM POSITIVE TERMINALS WITH CASTING POROSITY AND IF TERMINAL FAILS, AFTER IGNITION IS OFF, WILL NOT RESTART. MODEL 2012 MODEL S. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.