Tesla Charger head, plastic pin got ripped out - does the pin do anything?

[paulchou]

Well someone in my family clipped the charger cable while it was plugged in. It ripped the charger right out of the car while in locked position. I am still assessing damage, and so far I found one of the plastic pins on the Tesla charger got ripped out (see picture below). I tested it and it seems even with 1 remaining pin Wall Charging still works. But I am wondering if anyone knows what those plastic pins are for and whether they would cause any issues down the line. I am hoping it's just for guiding purposes?

Also, does anyone have any experiences taking the Tesla charger head apart? If that's possible that would make it easy to replace the part.

 

[richrootes]

It should still work ok

As for getting it apart - forget it. The whole thing is injected with rubber/resin and is a one time assembly deal. I had one that was erroneously generating an over temp error that I tried to get apart

I enquired about a replacement cable for the wall connector, but they’re apparently not available to buy

I still have the gen2 base if anyone needs one, or has a cable assembly to sell