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Tesla Model S: Tail Light Assembly (Non-Motorized Charge Port) - LH (Remove and Replace)

Tesla Model S (2012-2025) Service Manual / Electrical / Tail Light Assembly (Non-Motorized Charge Port) - LH (Remove and Replace)

Special tool required for this procedure:

Supplier Part Number Description
Tesla 1054190-00-A Feeler Gauges
Removal
  1. Open the charge port.
  2. Remove the rear trunk side trim (refer to procedure).
  3. Remove the nuts (x3) that secure the tail light assembly to the quarter panel (torque 2.5 Nm).

    Tail Light Assembly (Non-Motorized Charge Port) - LH (Remove and Replace)

  4. Disconnect the harness and remove the tail light assembly.

    Tail Light Assembly (Non-Motorized Charge Port) - LH (Remove and Replace)

Installation

Installation procedure is the reverse of removal, except for the following:

Insert a 1 mm feeler gauge between the body and the base of the tail light. While holding the feeler gauge in place, tighten the nuts in the order shown (torque 3.5 Nm).

Tail Light Assembly (Non-Motorized Charge Port) - LH (Remove and Replace) Tail Light Assembly (Non-Motorized Charge Port) - LH (Remove and Replace)

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