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: Wheels are shown. Show all
| SB-13-34-001 | 2013-05-08. Service bulletin. WHEELS; WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. TESLA: PAINTED LUG NUTS OR OVERSPRAY PAINT ON SEAT, MIGHT BE CORRODED IN THREAD AREA, LEADING TO INADEQUATE CLAMPING TORQUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO PREVENT VIBRATION, SHIMMING, KNOCKING OR CLUNKING NOISE, WHILE DRIVING. MODEL 2012 MODEL S. *PE |
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| SB-12-31-001 | 2013-03-22. Service bulletin. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. TESLA: BECAUSE OF IMPROPER PRELOAD ON REAR WHEEL BEARINGS, DUE TO REPEATED HEAVY ACCELERATION, CAN CAUSE REAR WHEEL AXLE NUTS TO LOSE PROPER TORQUE AND PREMATURE BEARING WEAR. MODEL 2012 MODEL S. *PE UPDATED 1/24/2014 *JS |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.