Tesla has recalled all Cybertrucks ever made and delivered in the US over a trim falling off the electric truck, which can be a dangerous hazard if it happens while driving.
A week ago, we reported that Tesla had quietly put a containment hold on Cybertruck deliveries.
While the reason was not confirmed at the time, we reported that we suspected that it was a problem with the cantrail, a decorative trim that covers the roof ledge of a vehicle. For the Cybertruck, it consists of the highlighted section below:
Tesla has now confirmed that there’s indeed a problem with the cantrail: it is falling off the Cybertruck.
The automaker confirmed that it is recalling all Cybertrucks it has made up to last month:
The recall population includes all Model Year (“MY”) 2024 and 2025 Cybertruck vehicles manufactured from November 13, 2023, to February 27, 2025.
The company confirmed that it added up to 46,096 Cybertrucks, which represent all Cybertrucks in the US.
Tesla describes the exact issue with the cantrail trim falling off the vehicle:
The Cybertruck is equipped with a cosmetic applique along the exterior of the vehicle, known as the cant rail, which is an assembly comprised of an electrocoated steel stamping joined to a stainless steel panel with structural adhesive. The cant rail assembly is affixed to the vehicle with fasteners. On affected vehicles, the cant rail stainless steel panel may delaminate at the adhesive joint, which may cause the panel to separate from the vehicle.
The remedy involves replacing the cant rail assembly with “one that meets durability testing requirements.”
The difference with the old trim is that the new one will have a better adhesive assembly and “a stud welded to the stainless panel with a nut clamping the steel panel to the vehicle structure.”
In the recall notice, Tesla said it hadn’t implemented the remedy to vehicles in production yet, but it plans to “on or around March 21, 2025.”
The automaker also confirmed the containment hold on the Cybertruck as it said it would fix the issue before delivering the existing vehicles to customers.
Electrek’s Take
That’s the second Cybertruck recall for a trim falling off, and that’s on top of the trim on the accelerator pedal falling off.
Top comment by EV Soon
I wonder if people with wraps will have to pay for the repair to the wrap? Does Tesla do the right thing or is it just like the rest?
Funny enough, Tesla had a similar solution for the accelerator pedal: screw it in place.
This is getting quite a bit ridiculous. There are always problems with new vehicles, but there are problems and problems.
Tesla is now almost a year and a half into Cybertruck production, and it has to recall all of them due to a significant design flaw. I’d also add that it created the flaw for itself after failing to deliver on the Cybertruck’s exoskeleton.
I’m sure that Tesla really meant for the Cybertruck to be built out of an exoskeleton at one point, but it clearly gave that up. The production version is clearly a unibody system with body panels.
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