TN-13-44-003
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
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2008 TESLA ROADSTER
Service bulletins
24 bulletinsTechnical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
TN-13-16-002
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
TN-13-44-001
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
SB-12-46-001
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA MOTORS: DURING THE SHIPMENT OF BATTERY PACK SHEETS, RESIDUAL COOLANT MAY LEAK EFFECTING SHIPPING CONTAINER INTEGRITY. *PE
SVC-11-16-013
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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-11-40-014
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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-11-17-011
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA MOTORS: ROADSTER 2010-2011. THERE IS WATER ENTRY THROUGH THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE GROMMET. *RM
TSB-10-16-010
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: THERE ARE REVISED TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE BOLTS ON THE BATTERY PACK COVER. *RM
TSB-09-15-007
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: FLOOR MATS WERE NOT ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR. THEY HAVE NOT INTERFERED WITH THE OPERATION, BUT ARE A NUISANCE. *RM
TSB-09-16-008
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: INSPECTION, PREVENTION AND REPAIR OF BATTERY PACK WATER INGRESS FROM THE APS GROMMET. APS CABLE GROMMET ON BATTERY PACK MAY BECOME DISLODGED. THE WEIGHT OF THE APS CABLE STRAINS THE J3 APS HARNESS SUCH THAT THE PASS THROUGH GROMMET ON THE BATTERY ENCLOSURE WALL IS DISLODGED FROM ITS SEALING SURFACE. *PE
SVC-09-47-006
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION FILL PROCEDURE FOR TRANSMISSIONS WITH LOW FILL PLUG LEVELS. EARLY G1BW TRANSMISSIONS COME WITH A FILL PLUG THAT IS CAST LOWER THAN THE FILL LEVEL. THIS REQUIRES A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE WHEN FILLING TRANSMISSIONS. THERE ARE 56 KNOWN TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS STYLE FILL PLUG/TRANSMISSION CASTING. TRANSMISSIONS CASTINGS ARE DESIGNATED BY METAL TAG ATTACHED NEAR THE FILL PLUG. *PE
SVC-09-17-003
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: UPGRADE FOR ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5 POWER TRAINS. *PE
TSB-09-47-005
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA MOTORS: TRANSMISSION VENT RETROFIT. EARLY TRANSMISSION VENTS EQUIPPED WITH SNORKEL TYPE VENTS MAY LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL. SNORKEL TYPE VENTS WERE INSTALLED ON THE FIRST 200 TRANSMISSIONS IN PRODUCTION. AN IMPROVED VENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED THAT INSTALLS IN THE OLD TOP FILL PLUG LOCATION. *PE
RCL-09-31-001
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WHERE THE REAR HUB FLANGE BOLTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTORQUED. THIS ISSUE APPLIES ONLY TO THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY. THE REAR HUB FLANGE BOLTS ON SOME OF THESE VEHICLES ARE UNDER TORQUED AND MAY BECOME LOOSE. *PE
SB-09-15-004
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: POTENTIAL NO START CONDITION OR FAILED HEATER OPERATION DUE TO FAULTY COMPONENTS IN PTC HEATER BOARD. SOME HVAC 400V CONTROLLERS MAY HAVE INCORRECT COMPONENTS INSTALLED ON THE PTC CONTROLLER BOARD. THE BOARD CONTROLS THE HEATER OPERATION. FAILURES OF THIS BOARD ALSO MAY CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT START OR CHARGE. *PE
SB-09-31-002
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: FRONT/REAR HUB UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY. INSPECT BOTH THE FRONT/REAR-LEFT AND RIGHT HUB-UPRIGHT ASSEMBLIES FOR TORQUE MARK ALIGNMENT. *PE
TSB-09-10-001
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: LEAK POINT AROUND DOOR HINGE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WATER TO INGRESS INTO THE FORWARD SILL CAVITY OF THE BODY SIDE PANEL. *PE
SVC-08-18-012
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: BENT PINS ON THE COMPRESSOR CONTROLLER CONNECTOR OF HVAC 400V CONTROLLER. THE MISALIGNED PINS BENT DURING INSTALLATION OF CONNECTOR ON ASSEMBLY LINE. *PE
SVC-08-10-001
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA: WATER INGRESS INSPECTION. THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL WATER INGRESS POINTS ALONG BODY AND CHASSIS STRUCTURES. INSPECT AND REPAIR AS REQUIRED. *PE
TSB-08-16-003
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA VEHICLE: ISOLATION FAILURES INSIDE HVAC HEATER MODULE. THE PTC HEATER INSIDE THE HVAC HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP AN ISOLATION FAULT. THIS FAILURE ARISES WHEN OPERATING THE A/C IN HUMID CONDITIONS. *PE
SVC-08-10-006
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA VEHICLE: INCORRECT BONDING PROCESS MAY CAUSE SOME PAINTED CHARGE DOORS TO SEPARATE FROM MOUNTING PLATE. *PE
SVC-08-17-005
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA VEHICLE: BULKHEAD GROMMET DISLODGED. THIS GROMMET IS DESIGNED TO STOP THE WIRING HARNESS FROM CHAFING AGAINST THE IMPACT STRUCTURE. *PE
SVC-08-47-003
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
TESLA VEHICLE: TOLERANCES TO 14 PIN CONNECTOR ON THE TCM COULD CAUSE A FAULTY CONNECTION AND WATER INGRESS. *PE
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