9/16/2023 0 Comments Tesla service bulletin![]() ![]() ![]() Model 3 vehicles built between approximately Octoand January 23, 2018.ģ. ![]() Replace High Voltage Controller to Penthouse Cover Bolts SB-18-16-004ĬONDITION: On certain Model 3 vehicles, the one-time use bolts that attach the high voltage controller to the penthouse cover were not torqued to Tesla’s internal specification.ĬORRECTION: Replace and torque the bolts to the internal specification. Model 3 vehicles built between approximately and August 25, 2018Ģ. This condition might result in a reduction of vehicle driving range. Replace High Voltage (HV) Battery SB-18-16-010ĬONDITION: On certain Model 3 vehicles with the Long Range HV battery, some wire bonds that connect the cells within the HV battery are missing. Let’s wait till tomorrow to find out which way Tesla’s prices go since this seems to be another brilliant new idea from the never-sleeping Techno King.1. It makes sense, just like Elon Musk denying reports of Tesla planning to sell China-made Model Y in North America and calling them fake - only to go ahead and sell China-made Model Y in North America. That’s why all the new Model S and Model X are now being fitted with Hardware 4 suite of sensors that include - yes, a new high-definition radar. This is all in preparation for the long-awaited and much-delayed FSD which relies on cameras only. Tesla cars despite costing a pretty penny, in many markets have the ADAS functions disabled meaning that even the most basic auto-parking is not possible, something that Nissan Leaf is happy to do all day. Many Tesla owners are holding on to the older models because they have the long-distance radars and ultrasonic sensors still fitted. But taking the actual sensors out and coming up with lame excuses of battery drain or water damage is low even for Tesla. Tesla decided to make the sensors redundant which already is annoying since people paid for cars with the radar installed. Radar sensors are nowhere near expensive but that’s not the issue here. What made things even worse, was Tesla refurbishing the battery packs and selling them to other customers charging as much as $14,000. The battery was paid for by the customer in the first place. Many owners who had to replace the battery out of warranty shared their experience with the common theme being Tesla refusing to return the old battery. This isn’t the first time Tesla tries to claim ownership of the components fitted to its vehicles. The issue is that customers paid a lot of money for that vehicle and technically they own every bit of the hardware that the vehicle came with. The company believes that it in fact owns the vehicle and the customer is merely an end-user. Owning a piece of software or paying a subscription is nothing like owning a vehicle but Tesla wants us to see it the same way. This idea works great in the world of computers and online subscription services, but when vehicle ownership comes into play, the lines get a little blurry. The issue here is fairly complicated, many automotive companies - especially Tesla - would like to see the car as an end-terminal of a software solution that customers get to use. Physically removing the hardware though is a completely new approach and many people question its validity. When Tesla decided to move away from radars and ultrasonic sensors and focus on a vision-only approach for its Autopilot and FSD software, the company started disabling the sensors. The bulletin explains that those sensors are no longer in use and yet consume some energy, in some cases the sensors suffer from water ingress as well. It appears Tesla has issued a technical bulletin to all of its service centers requesting that technicians remove all radar sensors from vehicles coming in for routine servicing. Few people questioned Tesla technicians who replied they were simply following the latest bulletin issued by the company. Reports are surfacing on Tesla owners' forums that vehicles booked in for routine servicing have had the radar sensors removed without the owner’s request. ![]()
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