Tracker report
AMD
Ghost Costume
Your car on screen wears a white sheet. Parked, it sits in a graveyard; driving, traffic lights become pumpkins, pedestrians skeletons and lane lines turn purple.
Tesla software · Toybox
Tesla Halloween Mode: what it does, and why it may be missing
Everything in Halloween Mode, why Intel cars only get the wraps, and what Trick or Treat switches off while it runs.
Short answer
Halloween Mode arrived with 2026.38.3 in the Toybox and works all year. It needs the AMD infotainment computer; Intel-era cars get only the Halloween wraps and licence plates. Ghost Costume changes the on-screen car and scenery; Trick or Treat makes the parked car react to people walking up. While Trick or Treat runs, Sentry Mode, the alarm and walk-away locking are off, so lock the car yourself.
What is inside
Tracker report
AMD
Trick or Treat
The parked car plays spooky sounds from its external speaker and flickers its lights when someone approaches.
Easy to miss It ends when you shift out of Park or Low Power Mode starts, and it uses extra energy.
Tracker report
AMD
Fright Show, Photobooth, sounds
A schedulable Halloween light show, photo-booth frames and stickers, a scary Boombox voice, a Halloween lock sound and an owl hoot on the turn signal.
Tracker report
IntelAMD
Wraps and licence plates
Four Halloween wraps and plate styles for the on-screen car. This is the part Intel-era cars get as well.
AMD or Intel decides
AMD infotainment
- Ghost Costume and Trick or Treat
- Fright Show light show and Photobooth
- Lock sound, owl hoot, Boombox voice
- Wraps and plates
Intel infotainment
- Wraps and plates only
- No costume, no Trick or Treat
- Not mentioned in the official notes
Not sure which you have? Check your computers.
Before you leave it running
Careful
While Trick or Treat runs, Sentry Mode, the alarm and walk-away locking are off, according to trackers; Tesla’s manual notes that cameras and sensors stay powered. Lock the car yourself and switch it off when you leave.
Good to know
Tesla says light shows should not be used when parked on or near public roads, and must follow local law. That includes the Fright Show.
Not there? Check in this order
- BuildControls › Software shows 2026.38.3 or newer.
- ComputerThe infotainment line says AMD. With Intel you get wraps and plates only.
- ToyboxLook in the Toybox, next to Santa Mode.
- Still missingUse the missing-feature checks.
Questions
Is Tesla Halloween Mode only available in October?
No. It sits in the Toybox and can be used all year.
Why is Halloween Mode missing on my Tesla?
Usually because the car has the Intel infotainment computer, which only gets the wraps and plates, or because it is not on 2026.38.3 or newer yet.
Does Trick or Treat keep Sentry Mode on?
No. Trackers report that Sentry Mode, the alarm and walk-away locking are off while Trick or Treat runs.
Sources
Tesla documentation
Summaries in our own words, not Tesla’s release notes. Features depend on model, hardware, market and software version; the notes in your car take precedence. Release dates are when public trackers first listed a build, and their country data are samples. Handlefree is independent and not affiliated with Tesla, Inc.
