Tesla has issued a recall for 46,096 Cybertrucks within the US to repair a fault that was inflicting the metal trim on some automobiles to come back free or fly off whereas driving. The recall applies to each Cybertruck manufactured between November thirteenth, 2023, and February twenty seventh, 2025, in keeping with the report filed with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with round one p.c of the impacted automobiles believed to have the trim defect.
Cybertruck deliveries had already been paused to deal with experiences that metal trim panels have been turning into indifferent from automobiles. The NHTSA discover says the fault impacts the Cybertruck’s cant rail, described as a “beauty applique alongside the outside of the automobile,” which is barely hooked up through an adhesive that has been discovered to “be vulnerable to environmental embrittlement.”
As of March 14th, the recall discover says 151 guarantee claims have been recognized that “could also be associated to the situation.” Tesla says it isn’t conscious of any collisions, fatalities, or accidents however warns within the report that the panel “might create a street hazard for following motorists and enhance their danger of harm or a collision” in the event that they fly off whereas the Cybertruck is being pushed.
Tesla says it can change the cant rail on recalled automobiles free of charge, which entails utilizing new adhesive and clamping the panel to the automobile with a nut.