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Tesla bulletin SB-24-14-002

What it saysOn some Model S vehicles, the wood grain and color harmony of the instrument panel (IP) decor assembly may not match that of the door trim. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Tesla filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 10, 2024, received Jan 3, 2025, about the structure. It names 1 model year (2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

On some Model S vehicles, the wood grain and color harmony of the instrument panel (IP) decor assembly may not match that of the door trim.

Manufacturer campaign id SB-24-14-002 Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Dec 10, 2024 Received by NHTSA Jan 3, 2025 Components Structure

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
SB-24-14-002Service bulletinDec 10, 202411012219PDF

What the document itself lists

Part the bulletin names

Part numberDescriptionQtyFind it
1562938-02-GINSTRUMENT PANEL DECOR ASSEMBLY-LEFT HAND—eBay Motors →

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (2 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Tesla’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.

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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Doing the repair yourself, or pricing it before the shop does? Search the part by fitment on eBay Motors — the listing and the price are the seller’s.

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Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Tesla SB-24-14-002 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the SB-24-14-002 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does SB-24-14-002 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Tesla Model S. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.