{"nhtsa_id":10142997,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-07-16","date":"2018-03-20","document_id":"SB-18-31-005","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SUSPENSION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"On certain Model 3 vehicles, the front stabilizer bar link ball joint studs might crack at the flange. As a result, the nut that attaches the stabilizer bar might lose torque. This might result in noise coming from the front of vehicle while driving on rough surfaces.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10142997-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10142997-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10142997","components":[{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"TESLA","model":"MODEL 3","year_from":2017,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_tesla_model-3","2018_tesla_model-3"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}