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Service bulletins for the 2021 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.

91 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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DocumentationD2023-12-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2021-2023 Model S vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.
SB-23-00-0062023-11-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; STEERING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Some model year 2021-2023 Model S Plaid and Model X Plaid vehicles running a vehicle software version earlier than 2023.44 may require a vehicle software update to address a mild vibration felt from the accelerator pedal and steering yoke/wheel that may occur during acceleration. This behavior does not affect the operation or safety of the vehicle. The software update adjusts certain motor controls during acceleration that may reduce the vehicle's rated range by up to 2 miles (3.2 km).
SB-23-17-002 R12023-08-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR. In 2021 - 2022 Model S vehicles running software version 2022.20.9 or later, Autopilot and Active Safety Features that were using front radar sensor data transitioned to using camera data (Tesla Vision), making the front radar sensor unnecessary.
SB2115006R12023-08-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Some Model S Palladium vehicles were manufactured with center console décor lid latch pins too short to reliably secure the décor lid open.
Owner's Manual-12023-08-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2021-2023 Model S vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.
Manual-42023-06-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2021-2023 Model S vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.
Manual2023-06-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software version installed, is displayed on its touchscreen. This file contains all available owner?s manual content for 2021-2023 Model S vehicles converted to PDF format, and given the distribution method and NHTSA?s submission format requirements, it is the best available representative copy of owner?s manual content. However, a customer who accesses the owner?s manual via their vehicle?s touchscreen would only see the parts of this PDF file that are relevant to their vehicle.
SB-23-18-0042023-05-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:COMPRESSOR; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. Certain Model S and Model X vehicles may require a support bracket retrofit to the A/C compressor pipes.
SB22170052023-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. On some Model S vehicles manufactured before June 1, 2021, the charge port door may be unresponsive to a charge cable button press and may not open because of poor Ultra High Frequency (UHF) antenna performance. However, the charge port door still opens through the touchscreen, press-to-open (vehicle unlocked), key fob, or mobile app.
SB-23-17-0022023-04-10. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION. In 2021 - 2022 Model S vehicles running firmware version 2022.20.9 or later, Autopilot and Active Safety Features that were using front radar sensor data transitioned to using camera data (Tesla Vision), making the front radar sensor unnecessary.
IVM-22-40-0022023-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. In-Vehicle message sent to vehicles with incomplete service bulletin SB-22-40-002
SB22170052022-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. On some Model S vehicles manufactured before June 1, 2021, the charge port door may be unresponsive to a charge cable button press and may not open because of poor Ultra High Frequency (UHF) antenna performance. However, the charge port door still opens through the touchscreen, press-to-open (vehicle unlocked), key fob, or mobile app.
SB22170032022-05-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; PARKING BRAKE. On certain Model S and Model X vehicles, the electrical wires for the Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) may be subject to abrasion caused by long term vibration cycling. Abrasion between the EPB wires and the backshell may strip the EPB wire insulation, resulting in water ingress or an electrical short.
SB22330012022-05-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); POWER TRAIN. Some Model S Palladium and Model X Palladium vehicles were built without a hydraulic control unit (HCU) wake-up line, 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.
SB21150062021-11-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Some Model S Palladium vehicles were manufactured with center console decor lid latch pins too short to reliably secure the decor lid open.
SB 21 31 0022021-08-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. Certain Model S Palladium vehicles have an incorrect air suspension fill valve installed, resulting in the inability to fill the air suspension reservoir.

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