Vehicle Power Management System and Method for Creating and Using a Current Draw Profile to Assess Whether a Load Is an Authorized Part

A vehicle power management system and method are provided for creating and using a current draw profile to assess whether a load is an authorized part. In one embodiment, a vehicle power management system is provided comprising circuitry configured to: monitor a current draw from a load; determine if the monitored current draw matches an expected current draw; and in response to determining that the monitored current draw does not match the expected current draw, flag the load is an unexpected load. Other embodiments are provided.