TSB SB2320001 — Tesla Service bulletin

SB2320001 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Tesla models, 2017–2020 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. When certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles receive a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) in their front passenger seats during vehicle servicing, they may require safety vent type front passenger airbags to maintain compatibility between the front passenger seat and…

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years SB2320001 names

VehicleModel years
Tesla Model 3 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Tesla Model Y 2020

Every document filed under SB2320001

Document IDFiledType
SB2320001 March 22, 2024 Service bulletin

What SB2320001 covers

Seats & interior, Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SB2320001?

SB2320001 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Tesla, covering 2 Tesla models across the 2017–2020 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: When certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles receive a different Occupant Classification System (OCS) in their front passenger seats during vehicle servicing, they may require safety vent type front passenger airbags to maintain compatibility between the front passenger seat and…

Which vehicles does SB2320001 cover?

NHTSA's file names Tesla Model 3 (2017–2020); Tesla Model Y (2020). 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 SB2320001 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SB2320001 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 SB2320001?

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 SB2320001, 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 SB2320001. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.