Service bulletins for the 2010 Tesla Roadster
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.
16 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| 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 |
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| 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-13-16-002 | 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 |
| TSB-10-17-004 | 2013-03-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TESLA: CONDENSER FAN FUSE UPGRADE. UPGRADING TO 30 AMPS AND INSTALLING A NEW LABEL ON THE FUSE BOX DOOR TO REFLECT UPGRADE. *JS |
| SB-12-46-001 | 2012-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TESLA MOTORS: DURING THE SHIPMENT OF BATTERY PACK SHEETS, RESIDUAL COOLANT MAY LEAK EFFECTING SHIPPING CONTAINER INTEGRITY. *PE |
| SVC-11-40-014 | 2012-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TESLA: INFORMATION PROVIDED IN REGARDS TO ASSEMBLING A NEW SEALED BEARING DUAL PEM/MOTOR FAN THAT IS RETROFIT DUAL DESIGN TO REPLACE TWO SEPARATE FANS WITH A SINGLE ASSEMBLY TO IMPROVE RELIABILITY AND FUNCTION IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *PE |
| SVC-11-40-015 | 2012-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TESLA: INFORMATION REGARDING THE MOTOR AND PEM FANS WHERE CERTAIN TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SNOW, MAY ACCUMULATE TOO CLOSE AND CAUSE ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE AIRFLOW AND COOLING EFFICIENCY. THIS MAY SHORTENED THE USEFUL LIFE OF EITHER FANS OR MOTOR. *PE |
| SVC-11-16-013 | 2012-01-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. TESLA: DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, APS CABLE GROMMET CAN BECOME DISLODGED. TO IMPROVE SECURITY AGAINST WATER INGRESS A NEW DESIGN HAS BEEN PROVIDED. *PE |
| SVC-11-17-011 | 2011-09-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TESLA MOTORS: ROADSTER 2010-2011. THERE IS WATER ENTRY THROUGH THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE GROMMET. *RM |
| TSB-09-15-007 | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TESLA: FLOOR MATS WERE NOT ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR. THEY HAVE NOT INTERFERED WITH THE OPERATION, BUT ARE A NUISANCE. *RM |
| TSB-10-10-012 | 2011-04-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. TESSLA: SOME DOOR SWITCH PLATES ARE MADE OF MILD STEEL INSTEAD OF STAINLESS STEEL WHICH WILL CAUSE IT TO DEFORM AND BECOME INOPERATIVE. *RM |
| TSB-10-34-011 | 2011-04-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TESSLA: ON 2010 ROADSTERS THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A TPMS ANTENNA MAY NOT BE FULLY CONNECTED WHICH CAN CAUSE A BLANK READING ON THE TOUCH SCREEN. *RM |
| TSB-10-16-010 | 2011-04-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. TESLA: THERE ARE REVISED TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BOLTS ON THE BATTERY PACK COVER. *RM |
| TSB-10-17-005 | 2010-10-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TESLA: UPDATED-SWITCHPACK NOT CHARGING AUXILIARY BATTERY; SWITCHPACK CHARGE CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION PREVENTS AUXILIARY BATTERY FROM CHARGING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION OF THE CHARGING CIRCUIT IN THE SWITCHPACK WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE AUXILIARY 12 V BATTERY NOT BEING CHARGED. *PE |
| TSB-10-47-006 | 2010-10-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. TESLA: DRIVE BUTTON MODIFICATION; INCORRECT DRIVE BUTTONS INSTALLED. A NUMBER OF VEHICLES HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH INCORRECT DRIVE BUTTONS. THE SUSPECT PART CAUSES AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE AND LOCKUP OF ALL SHIFT FUNCTIONS WHEN THE DRIVE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. (ROADSTER 2010). *PE |
| TSB-10-17-003 | 2010-08-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. TESLA: INTERMITTENT NO START OR CHARGE. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SIMPLE FIX FOR A POWER DRAIN CAUSED BY THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM WHICH RESULTS IN A CONTRACTOR POWER FAULT IN E.U. 2.0 POWER TRAIN VEHICLES. THE FIX IS AN ADAPTER WHICH PLUGS INTO WIRING HARNESS AT POINT WHERE CENTER CONSOLE CONNECTS TO HARNESS. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.