Model Y headlight

[Almighty_kevy]

Hey Tesla guys
New Tesla member here,

Having a bit of a problem with my Tesla after a car crash.
I didn’t take it to the collision center yet.
Wanted to see if i can figure it out.

The right headlight stopped working completely after replacing it (original parts)
Getting an error code VCFRONT_a586

I checked some videos online, and seems that a reset may help?
Any advice would be super helpful

 

[Almighty_kevy]

Here’s what i have after a software reinstallation

 

[android04]

Try reinstalling the current software from Service Mode again, otherwise there is possibly something else wrong with the wiring or connection.

 

[Almighty_kevy]

Could be something wrong with the wiring it seems,
I’ve reinstalled the software twice, and when i connected the right headlight to the left connector it started working.
Now i gotta follow the wiring with a tester and find the defect

 

[richyrich]

Doesn’t the software reinstall have a warning that it should be done only in a very specific situation? Personally I’d book it into service.

 

[Almighty_kevy]

Nahh i never listen to those.
I mean hey … they don’t want you tinkering with stuff that the average user can break

 

[C-Bus Y]

Should be under warranty

 

[jjrandorin]

Should be under warranty

Why would that be the assumption?

The OP said nothing about when they bought the car, how many miles on it, or even if its a regular title or salvage. The only thing they said was:

Having a bit of a problem with my Tesla after a car crash.

So, no headlight issue "after a car crash" would be under warranty. It could be paid for by insurance, provided the car was not bought that way, but there is no information provided to make any sort of determination about that.

Usually, when someone is vague like this, talks about crashed car and fixing it, but not taking it to a body shop or even Tesla for evaluation, its not a straight forward thing. Its almost never a warranty situation in this set of circumstances though.

 

[Almighty_kevy]

Well, you're right @jjrandorin
I should've given more information about the situation, since i'm used to the Ford forums that usually have a straight forward DIY fix.

I bought the car off an auction site (ca.iaai.com), and it was already in a post-crashed state.
So, I started working on it myself since it was possible to DIY.

Bought a new bumper, hood, and headlight.
And did the work myself with the installation, but took it to a body shop to get the hammer hitting + paint work done

 

[Almighty_kevy]

Anyways.
Right now, I'm trying to figure out the exact issue, if it's a VCFront thing-a-magoo that needs to be totally replaced.

Or just replace the wire connected to the headlight.
Although, I doubt it's the whole VC board, since the foglights work no problem

 

[djp1980]

Anyways.
Right now, I'm trying to figure out the exact issue, if it's a VCFront thing-a-magoo that needs to be totally replaced.

Or just replace the wire connected to the headlight.
Although, I doubt it's the whole VC board, since the foglights work no problem

I’m having the same issue with my model 3. Were you able to figure out what the problem was?