Over a yr after it went on sale, the Tesla Cybertruck remains to be presenting points that require recollects.
A recall of 46,096 electrical pickup vans introduced Tuesday offers with their chrome steel exteriors. The cant rail, one of many exterior trim items, can fall off, in line with the NHTSA. That may pose a hazard to different highway customers.
The chrome steel cant rail trim piece is hooked up to an electrocoated metal stamping with structural adhesive, in line with recall paperwork. That adhesive apparently wasn’t as much as the job, permitting the chrome steel piece to separate below sure situations. If that occurs, drivers could discover an uncommon noise, and even see the half working its method out of place, in line with the NHTSA.
2025 Tesla Cybertruck – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
Tesla advised the NHTSA that it’s unaware of any collisions, fatalities, or accidents brought on by these detaching trim items. The automaker mentioned it first grew to become conscious of the issue through a discipline report, confirmed by service information and social media posts describing free or separated cant rail panels.
Tesla service facilities will reinstall the cant rail meeting with a completely different structural adhesive, bolstered with a stud welded to the chrome steel panel with a nut clamping that panel to the car’s construction. This work might be carried out freed from cost.
2025 Tesla Cybertruck – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
Proprietor notification letters are attributable to be mailed Could 19. Homeowners may 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 recollects so far. A few of these recollects have additionally included different Tesla electrical automobiles, 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 vans 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.
