{"nhtsa_id":10143018,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-07-16","date":"2018-06-18","document_id":"SB-18-14-001","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"On some Model 3 vehicles, the top surface of the Instrument Panel (IP) carrier is prone to premature outlines or stains, such as an object left on the IP carrier in the sunlight. These outlines or stains can be temporarily removed, but can return, making it difficult to remove permanently. In addition, wiping the surface of the IP carrier might result in scratches.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10143018-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10143018-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10143018","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"instrument-cluster","name":"Instrument cluster","parent":"electrical"}],"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":[]}