TSB SB2310003 — Tesla Service bulletin

SB2310003 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Tesla Model Y, 2020–2022 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years SB2310003 names

VehicleModel years
Tesla Model Y 2020, 2022

Every document filed under SB2310003

Document IDFiledType
SB2310003 November 22, 2023 Service bulletin

What SB2310003 covers

Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SB2310003?

SB2310003 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Tesla, covering the Tesla Model Y across the 2020–2022 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: On some Model Y vehicles, water may have leaked inside the rear trunk area through the liftgate assembly.

Which vehicles does SB2310003 cover?

NHTSA's file names Tesla Model Y (2020, 2022). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB SB2310003 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SB2310003 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of SB2310003?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under SB2310003, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under SB2310003. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.