VCFRONT family
VCFRONT_a551_leftHeadlampSoftShort
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What does the VCFRONT_a551_leftHeadlampSoftShort alert mean?
Left headlamp powered off due to a short circuit detected on the left headlamp power rail
What you'll see in your Tesla
- Not Available
What triggers it
The headlamp current is above 9A for greater than 10s
When it clears
Front vehicle controller (VCFRONT) sleep, reset, or power cycle
Potential impact
All left headlamp lighting functions (low beam, high beam, turn signal, etc) may be degraded or unavailable
Affected models
Model 3 2017-2023
Model 3 2024+
Model Y
Model Y 2025+
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