A man tested whether Tesla’s Cybertruck update made the front trunk more secure by locking it to his finger, footage that has gone viral shows. Courtesy: Jeremy Judkins via Storyful
Tesla Cybertrucks issued two separate recalls due to problems that could affect the luggage bed liners and windshield wipers.
The electric vehicle maker led by Elon Musk said in a recall report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that nearly 11,400 Cybertrucks may have a decorative part of the cargo bed that can be “released or separated from the vehicle”.
Meanwhile, almost 11,700 Cybertrucks may experience windshield wiper motor controller failure stemming from “excessive electrical current,” according to another NHTSA recall report.
Tesla Cybertruck during a tour of the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System in Moss Landing, California, U.S., Monday, June 6, 2022. PG&E and Tesla Inc. have built the 182.5 megawatt battery energy storage project at Moss Enterprises (Nic Coury/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
FOX Business reached out to Tesla for comment on the recalls.
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Each of the issues that could affect Cybertrucks carries a safety risk, according to NHTSA documents.
“If the app separates from the vehicle while in motion, it could create a road hazard for following drivers and increase the risk of injury or a crash,” one of Tesla’s recall reports said.
The other said reduced visibility from a malfunctioning windshield wiper could lead to a higher crash risk.
The trunk trim issue came to Tesla’s attention in late December, while the one involving the windshield wipers was raised in February, according to Tesla’s recall reports.
A Tesla corporate logo hangs on the front of their Santa Monica store on April 10, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images/Getty Images)
None of them have caused casualties or accidents to date.
Customers with affected Cybertrucks can request that Tesla address the issues for free.
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In the case of the trunk bed trim application, Tesla will “replace or rework” the piece to prevent it from loosening, according to the EV maker. The fix for the windshield wiper problem will be a replacement.
Recall notification letters will be sent to affected Cybertruck customers in August.
The recalls come about seven months after the Cybertruck first hit the market and officially joined Tesla’s lineup of electric vehicles in late November. The EV maker announced the truck in 2019.
A Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla store in San Jose, California, U.S., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. The first Cybertruck customers will receive the vehicles during a launch event at Tesla’s headquarters in Austin this week. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In late April, Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy told analysts and investors that the EV maker built 1,000 Cybertrucks a week “just a few weeks ago” as it continues to ramp up production.
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“Certainly volume production is what matters,” he said. “That’s what drives the costs and so our costs are coming down, but the ramp still faces a lot of challenges with so many new technologies, some supplier constraints, etc., and they continue to grow this year, just focusing on the efficiency of cost and quality.”
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In the first quarter, Tesla’s total production of electric vehicles reached nearly 433,400.