Over a yr after it went on sale, the Tesla Cybertruck continues to be presenting points that require remembers.
A recall of 46,096 electrical pickup vehicles introduced Tuesday offers with their stainless-steel exteriors. The cant rail, one of many exterior trim items, can fall off, based on the NHTSA. That may pose a hazard to different highway customers.
The stainless-steel cant rail trim piece is connected to an electrocoated metal stamping with structural adhesive, based on recall paperwork. That adhesive apparently wasn’t as much as the job, permitting the stainless-steel piece to separate underneath sure situations. If that occurs, drivers could discover an uncommon noise, and even see the half working its approach out of place, based on the NHTSA.
2025 Tesla Cybertruck – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
Tesla advised the NHTSA that it’s unaware of any collisions, fatalities, or accidents attributable to these detaching trim items. The automaker stated it first grew to become conscious of the issue by way of a subject report, confirmed by service information and social media posts describing unfastened or separated cant rail panels.
Tesla service facilities will reinstall the cant rail meeting with a completely different structural adhesive, strengthened with a stud welded to the stainless-steel panel with a nut clamping that panel to the car’s construction. This work will probably be carried out freed from cost.
2025 Tesla Cybertruck – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
Proprietor notification letters are attributable to be mailed Might 19. House owners may also name Tesla’s customer support division at 1-877-798-3752 for extra data. Tesla’s reference quantity for this recall is SB-25-10-001.
The Cybertruck is proving to be an issue little one, with eight remembers up to now. A few of these remembers have additionally included different Tesla electrical autos, however the Cybertruck has additionally been recalled for distinctive issues like trapped accelerator pedals and an inverter fault. This is not even the primary trim-related recall; Tesla additionally recalled 11,383 vehicles final yr as a result of the panel on the mattress body rail on the highest sides of the truck may loosen and separate from the car.
