MyTeslaMate
APS family

APS_w281_rsaMia

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What does the APS_w281_rsaMia alert mean?

One or more of the messages the Autopilot Processor Secondary (APS) receives periodically from the Rear Steering Actuator (RSA) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is not received, indicating the RSA ECU may be unavailable (MIA).

What you'll see in your Tesla

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What triggers it

APS does not receive RSA messages for more than 10 messages.

When it clears

APS starts receiving messages from RSA.

Potential impact

Autopilot features will be unavailable.

Affected models

Cybertruck Model 3 2017-2023 Model 3 2024+ Model S 2021+ Model X 2021+ Model Y Model Y 2025+

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