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On my 2002 Saturn L100, the passenger headlight is only showing 5 volts instead of the normal 12 volts, whats wrong ?

Been told it was my BCM Body Control Module. Are there any other possibilities ?

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Bad ground wire for the light
check both sides of the bulb as one will be 12 volts and the other considerable less because of the high resistance of the filament of the bulb

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