{"nhtsa_id":10144252,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-09-10","date":"2018-08-01","document_id":"SB-18-40-004 R1","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"On certain Model 3 vehicles, an issue in the CAN transceiver internal to the drive unit might result in intermittent communication errors, causing the vehicle to go into limp mode or not start.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144252-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144252-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10144252","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","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":[]}