Do they also have to make sure the physical camera alignment is done properly as well? I’m not entirely sure on the whole process that is done when a windshield is replaced.
I do know that there is a physical calibration that needs to be maintained as well. My VIN was flagged as required to get a new physical pitch alignment a while ago and it needed to be done at a service center.
Similar thing happened to me to my car years ago (not a Tesla). The windshield place told me sometimes an impact sometimes doesn’t leave a mark, but does cause a very minor crack/ weakness. Turning in the windshield heat vent when it’s really cold can cause enough expansion stress that it suddenly cracks, often right along the line where the heat’s blowing. Mine happened when I was driving to work one super cold morning and actually made a bang when it went.
Maybe it's batch specific. According to what my Ranger told me, there are several pitch angles in the unit itself that the cameras will utilize during the re-calibration procedure. Unless the unit is wrecked during the windshield swap, it should auto adjust when it calibrates.
There's zero impact marks, and it apparently starts below the line of the hood, so there's literally about zero chance there was any impact that caused this.
Same with mine - there was no obvious originating damage, and my car was probably about 3 winters in. It was a Jeep Patriot though and because of the fairly upright windshield it did tend to take a few hits from small stones. Nothing that left a mark though.
I don't think what you did should be considered a mistake. That is what the defrost is for.
