- Tesla said that it will recall 11,688 of its Cybertruck electric pickup trucks in a new filing with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
- According to the NHTSA, this was caused by a windshield wiper failure, which might significantly reduce one’s ability to see the road ahead.
- Reuters reports that Tesla is also recalling 11,383 pickup truck models because a trim in the trunk bed may not have been connected correctly.
- According to the recall notice, it may break free and endanger other drivers on the road.
- “Excessive electrical current can cause the front windshield wiper motor controller to fail,” the safety authority said.
- In connection with the Cybertruck windshield wiper recall, the NHTSA attested to the absence of any collisions, fires, injuries, or fatalities.
- The wiper motor will be replaced by Tesla service teams at no cost to the customer, and notice letters should be sent by mid-August.
- In the second recall, pressure-sensitive tape and an adhesion promoter will be applied, and if needed, a free replacement of the missing appliqué will be provided.
- This is the most recent recall involving Tesla’s pickup truck, which is modeled after the Blade Runner and has generated controversy ever since it began to roll off the assembly line last year.
- When this warning was issued in April, 4,000 vehicles were recalled due to concerns that the accelerator pedal pad would break free and get stuck behind the inside trim.
- Social media videos showed the panel breaking loose and slipping under the trim, greatly increasing the likelihood that the car may accelerate repeatedly and crash.
- Tesla’s CEO and creator, Elon Musk, said that the company was “digging its own grave” about the many obstacles the company had to overcome to construct the Cybertruck.
- The size and safety concerns that prevent the Cybertruck from adhering to traffic norms have also led many experts to wonder whether the vehicle will ever be seen in the UK or Europe.
- By the end of the year, Tesla intends to increase Cybertruck manufacturing to 2,500 units per week.
- The Texas-based company also said that operations at its semi-truck plant in Reno, Nevada, were proceeding according to schedule, with plans to start production in 2025 and increase it the following year.
