Technical Service Bulletins of the 2016 Tesla Model S
There have been 34 technical service bulletins issued for the 2016 Tesla Model S.
1
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin Index373)
Bulletin Date:
Mar. 26, 2024
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
2
2016 Tesla Model S equipment:electrical:infotainment TSB (Bulletin Index373)
Bulletin Date:
Mar. 26, 2024
Component:
Equipment:electrical:infotainment.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
3
2016 Tesla Model S equipment:electrical:infotainment:software TSB (Bulletin Index373)
Bulletin Date:
Mar. 26, 2024
Component:
Equipment:electrical:infotainment:software.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
4
2016 Tesla Model S equipment:electrical:infotainment:video (touch)screen/monitor/unit TSB (Bulletin Index373)
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
5
2016 Tesla Model S owners/service manual TSB (Bulletin developG)
Bulletin Date:
Feb. 13, 2024
Component:
Owners/service manual.
Bulletin Summary:
Owner's manual.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
6
2016 Tesla Model S owners/service manual TSB (Bulletin developA)
Bulletin Date:
Feb. 7, 2024
Component:
Owners/service manual.
Bulletin Summary:
Owner's manual
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
7
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin Owners documenta)
Bulletin Date:
Jan. 28, 2024
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
8
2016 Tesla Model S owners/service manual TSB (Bulletin Owners documenta)
Bulletin Date:
Jan. 28, 2024
Component:
Owners/service manual.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
9
2016 Tesla Model S steering TSB (Bulletin SB2139001R3)
Bulletin Date:
Jan. 18, 2024
Component:
Steering.
Bulletin Summary:
Some versions of model s and x front drive unit halfshafts might cause excessive vibrations during hard acceleration at higher ride height settings. This is exclusively an nvh issue and does not otherwise affect steering functionality, brak
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model X, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X, 2019 Tesla Model X, 2020 Tesla Model X.
10
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin Owners documenta)
Bulletin Date:
Jan. 18, 2024
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
11
2016 Tesla Model S owners/service manual TSB (Bulletin Owners documenta)
Bulletin Date:
Jan. 18, 2024
Component:
Owners/service manual.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
12
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin Manual-1)
Bulletin Date:
May. 22, 2023
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
13
2016 Tesla Model S owners/service manual TSB (Bulletin Manual-1)
Bulletin Date:
May. 22, 2023
Component:
Owners/service manual.
Bulletin Summary:
Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner?s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a given vehicle, based on vehicle configuration and software ver
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S.
14
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin SB-20-21-002 R2)
Bulletin Date:
Nov. 23, 2020
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
For some model s and model x vehicles built before March 2018, an 8gb embedded multimediacard (?8gb emmc?) in the media control unit (mcu) might malfunction due to accumulated wear. This could result in a blank or intermittently blank touch
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model X, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X.
15
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin SB-20-21-002 R1)
Bulletin Date:
Nov. 11, 2020
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
For some model s and model x vehicles built before March 2018, an 8gb embedded multimediacard (?8gb emmc?) in the media control unit (mcu) might malfunction due to accumulated wear. This could result in a blank or intermittently blank touch
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model X, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X.
16
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin SB-20-21-002)
Bulletin Date:
Nov. 9, 2020
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
For some model s and model x vehicles built before March 2018, an 8gb embedded multimediacard (?8gb emmc?) in the media control unit (mcu) might malfunction due to accumulated wear. This could result in a blank or intermittently blank touch
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2012 Tesla Model S, 2013 Tesla Model S, 2014 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model X, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X.
17
2016 Tesla Model S steering TSB (Bulletin SB-20-32-004)
Bulletin Date:
Jun. 17, 2020
Component:
Steering.
Bulletin Summary:
Some model s and model x vehicles might exhibit stiff steering due to corrosion at the lower steering column I-shaft u-joint.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2015 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2020 Tesla Model S, 2015 Tesla Model X, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X, 2019 Tesla Model X, 2020 Tesla Model X.
18
2016 Tesla Model S lane departure TSB (Bulletin SB-20-12-002)
Bulletin Date:
Mar. 17, 2020
Component:
Lane departure.
Bulletin Summary:
On some model s, model x, and model 3 vehicles, condensation might build up inside of the b-pillar applique, potentially obscuring the b-pillar camera. This condition might cause some autopilot features to be temporarily unavailable until t
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2017 Tesla Model 3, 2018 Tesla Model 3, 2019 Tesla Model 3, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X, 2019 Tesla Model X.
19
2016 Tesla Model S equipment TSB (Bulletin SB-20-12-002)
Bulletin Date:
Mar. 17, 2020
Component:
Equipment.
Bulletin Summary:
On some model s, model x, and model 3 vehicles, condensation might build up inside of the b-pillar applique, potentially obscuring the b-pillar camera. This condition might cause some autopilot features to be temporarily unavailable until t
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2017 Tesla Model 3, 2018 Tesla Model 3, 2019 Tesla Model 3, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X, 2019 Tesla Model X.
20
2016 Tesla Model S frame and members TSB (Bulletin SB-20-12-002)
Bulletin Date:
Mar. 17, 2020
Component:
Frame and members.
Bulletin Summary:
On some model s, model x, and model 3 vehicles, condensation might build up inside of the b-pillar applique, potentially obscuring the b-pillar camera. This condition might cause some autopilot features to be temporarily unavailable until t
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
2017 Tesla Model 3, 2018 Tesla Model 3, 2019 Tesla Model 3, 2016 Tesla Model S, 2017 Tesla Model S, 2018 Tesla Model S, 2019 Tesla Model S, 2016 Tesla Model X, 2017 Tesla Model X, 2018 Tesla Model X, 2019 Tesla Model X.