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2 x Model Y LR (2022 Q2 & 2023 Q3)
On a slightly more serious note here, Q2 owners seeking to install a Tesla Model Y towbar should be aware that a requisite module has not been fitted to our vehicles at the factory due to component shortages.
This component apparently only controls the towbar electrics, however anyone retrofitting a Tesla towbar to a Q2 Model Y should make sure that the car is remotely checked by Tesla for the presence/absence of this control module when they are booking their service centre installation.
I found this out the hard way after installation, as did the Tesla SC in Milton Keynes, as I now have a fully functional towbar with no working electrics and a control module on back-order.
Q3 vehicles are expected to be affected as well, unless a factory fit towbar has been specified. Tesla didn’t confirm, but sounded shifty, when i asked whether Q3 MY orders that have specified a factory fit towbar might end up being delayed as a result of the parts shortage of this component … if they can’t fit/QA factory fit towbars then none of that spec might come from Shanghai, potentially delaying some people’s orders.
This component apparently only controls the towbar electrics, however anyone retrofitting a Tesla towbar to a Q2 Model Y should make sure that the car is remotely checked by Tesla for the presence/absence of this control module when they are booking their service centre installation.
I found this out the hard way after installation, as did the Tesla SC in Milton Keynes, as I now have a fully functional towbar with no working electrics and a control module on back-order.
Q3 vehicles are expected to be affected as well, unless a factory fit towbar has been specified. Tesla didn’t confirm, but sounded shifty, when i asked whether Q3 MY orders that have specified a factory fit towbar might end up being delayed as a result of the parts shortage of this component … if they can’t fit/QA factory fit towbars then none of that spec might come from Shanghai, potentially delaying some people’s orders.