Service bulletins for the 2016 Tesla Model X
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.
142 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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By component
| SB1617001R2 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. INSPECT FOR PROPER ROUTING OF THE WIRING HARNESSES ON THE REAR UPPER DOOR TRIM PANELS AND RESECURE THE WIRING HARNESSES, IF NECESSARY. R2 IMPROVES THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY RESECURE THE WIRING HARNESS AND ADDS MORE VEHICLES TO THE AFFECTED VIN LIST. |
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| SB1611004R1 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ON SOME MODEL X VEHICLES, AN OPEN REAR WINDOW MIGHT CAUSE THE REAR DOOR ULTRASONIC SENSORS TO DETECT NON-EXISTENT OBJECTS, CAUSING THE DOOR TO STOP UNNECESSARILY WHILE IT IS OPENING. THE USER CAN STILL CONTINUE TO OPEN THE DOOR BY HOLDING THE DOOR SWITCH. |
| SB1513003R2 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. THE 2ND ROW SEAT PITCH PIVOT BOLTS, SHOULDER PIVOT BOLTS, AND PITCH MECHANISM NUTS COULD LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING THE 2ND ROW SEATS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY OR A ROCKING MOVEMENT. |
| SB1513003R1 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. SEATS. THE 2ND ROW SEAT PITCH PIVOT BOLTS, SHOULDER PIVOT BOLTS, AND PITCH MECHANISM NUTS COULD LOOSEN OVER TIME, CAUSING THE 2ND ROW SEATS TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY OR A ROCKING MOVEMENT. |
| SB1639001 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME MODEL X VEHICLES MIGHT HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH INCORRECT FRONT HALFSHAFTS. IF FULL LOCK STEERING IS APPLIED WHILE THE SUSPENSION IS FULLY EXTENDED, AN INCORRECT HALFSHAFT COULD OVEREXTEND, DAMAGING THE DUST BOOT OR THE CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT. THIS MIGHT LEAD TO A KNOCKING OR GRINDING NOISE AND/OR A WARNING MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. |
| SB1618002 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. ON SOME MODEL X VEHICLES, THE A/C CONDENSER PIPES MIGHT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE INCORRECT CONDENSER PORTS. THIS MIGHT CAUSE POOR OR NO A/C COOLING PERFORMANCE, SLOW SUPERCHARGING, AND/OR NOISE FROM THE CONDENSER PIPES TOUCHING THE FRONT SUSPENSION SWAY BAR. |
| SB1615002 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. ON SOME MODEL X VEHICLES, THE SUN VISORS MIGHT BE PRONE TO SPLITTING OR REQUIRE A HIGH DEGREE OF FORCE TO ROTATE. |
| SB1611004R2 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. ON SOME MODEL X VEHICLES, AN OPEN REAR WINDOW MIGHT CAUSE THE REAR DOOR ULTRASONIC SENSORS TO DETECT NON-EXISTENT OBJECTS, CAUSING THE DOOR TO STOP UNNECESSARILY WHILE IT IS OPENING. THE USER CAN STILL CONTINUE TO OPEN THE DOOR BY HOLDING THE DOOR SWITCH. |
| SB1690001 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. DESCRIBES HOW TO INSTALL THE PERFORMANCE PEDAL SET ACCESSORY. |
| SB1645002 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. SOME MODEL X VEHICLES MIGHT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE WHEN THE ACTIVE SPOILER IS EXTENDED. |
| SB1645001R1 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME MODEL X VEHICLES MIGHT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND NOISE THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT DOORS AND WINDOWS. THE WIND NOISE DOES NOT AFFECT USE OF THE FRONT DOORS AND WINDOWS. |
| SB1645001 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT. SOME MODEL X VEHICLES MIGHT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND NOISE THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT DOORS AND WINDOWS. THE WIND NOISE DOES NOT AFFECT USE OF THE FRONT DOORS AND WINDOWS. |
| SB1617008R1 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN EARLY VERSION OF KEY FIRMWARE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE KEY BATTERY TO DRAIN MORE QUICKLY THAN NORMAL. |
| SB1617008 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN EARLY VERSION OF KEY FIRMWARE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE KEY BATTERY TO DRAIN MORE QUICKLY THAN NORMAL. |
| SB1612004 | 2016-10-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME MODEL X VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITHOUT WASHERS ON THE FASTENERS THAT SECURE THE MID AERO SHIELD AND REAR DIFFUSER. THIS COULD ALLOW THE MID AERO SHIELD OR REAR DIFFUSER TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE IN EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS. |
| SB1611002 | 2016-10-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; STRUCTURE. THE SEALS ON THE FRONT DOOR FIXED GLASS MIGHT HAVE INADEQUATE ANTI-WEAR COATING, LEADING TO PREMATURE WEAR. A WORN SEAL MIGHT SQUEAK WHEN THE DOOR GLASS IS MOVING OR RESULT IN EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE. |
| SB1611006 | 2016-10-05. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EARLY FRONT DOOR LATCHES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INGRESS, WHICH MIGHT CAUSE THE TOUCHSCREEN TO SHOW THE DOOR IN THE WRONG POSITION OR PREVENT THE DOOR FROM OPENING AND CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR CAN STILL BE OPENED WITH THE INSIDE HANDLE. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.