Service Bulletin SB-20-17-010 "Inspect X950 and X952 for Damaged Electrical Circuits "

[goldengate]

I have searched the entire site and could not find a thread on this service bulletin from last month. I am still wondering if it's been discussed somewhere and maybe my search skills are lacking, but just in case.....

"Condition:
On certain Model 3 vehicles, an open electrical circuit or short to ground near connectors X950 or X952 may display a restart alert on the touchscreen, or prevent the vehicle from starting altogether.
Correction: Inspect for damaged electrical insulation near connectors X950 or X952, and perform electrical repairs, if necessary."

This impacts model years 2017-2020 and the repair requires removing the rear wheels. Not eligible for mobile service.
Here's the link to the entire service bulletin:
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10184229-9999.pdf

 

[RayK]

I have not heard of this, but then I'm not looking to find these things either. Also the TSB says model years 2017 to 2020.

edit: Here's the one mention that I could find: Car died 1200 miles from home... ugh

edit2: Also, this Google search works better to find stuff buried in the site (IMHO):

site:teslamotorsclub.com <search string(s)>

For example, I used "site:teslamotorsclub.com x950" to find the post.

 

[goldengate]

Yes I was correcting as you were posting. Thanks.

 

[RayK]

Also, this thread contains some interesting Model 3 service bulletins: More TSBs out there than I thought for my car

There's a link in the 1st post that goes to nhtsa.com where it can find all of the relevant TSBs for your particular car. If you start at Vehicle Detail Search you can provide your car's year, make and model OR the VIN and it will return a list of concerns.

 

[boiler81]

I was not aware of this Service Bulletin (SB), but Tesla Technician checked/fixed this at my last service appointment. I've had a couple service appointments on my car and each time they SB completed work, I had not known about nor requested. Only after reviewing the service invoice do I realized they performed this no-cost work.