MyTeslaMate
DPB family

DPB_a015_CAN1BusOff

Power braking assist reduced

What does the DPB_a015_CAN1BusOff alert mean?

First CAN bus is detected as OFF.

What you'll see in your Tesla

  • Power braking assist reduced
  • Braking may require increased effort

What triggers it

Short circuit between CAN + and CAN- or short circuit between CAN + and Ubatt or heavy bus disturbance. The bus-off recovery state machine of the CAN network has detected a certain amount of sequential bus-offs without successful recovery.

When it clears

Proper CAN communication

Potential impact

System will be running with internal degraded pedal map. Braking may require increased effort.

Affected models

Model Y 2025+

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