Tesla said on Thursday that it would remember almost all the cybertrucks he produced to repair a stainless steel finish panel that could be loosened by the vehicle’s car manufacturer while driving. This is the eighth reminder of the distinctive all-electric bakkie, which hit American roads just over two years ago.
However, unlike many other Tesla-related memories, this one cannot be corrected with an over-the-air software update; The trucks must be brought to a service center for repairs. The recall affects more than 46,000 cybertrucks manufactured between November 2023 and the end of February 2025.
The recall is related to a cosmetic Applique on the outside of the vehicle, which is attached to the rest of the truck by a kind of glue, according to a filing published by the US Traffic Traffic Security Regulator by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On the affected cybertrucks, the adhesive can separate from the rest of the truck, creating a possible ‘road hazard’ for others and increasing the risk of an accident.
Complaints about the finish first bubbled into social media posts; Tesla allegedly stopped Cybertruck’s production last week. Tesla says during the filing that it started investigating the issue in early January. According to the filing, Tesla will restore the problem with another type of adhesive “is not prone to environmental connection.”
Dale Harrow, chairman and director of the Intelligent Mobility Design Center at the Royal College of Art London, label this latest glue call for the Cybertruck as ‘surprising’.
“Lones are used much more than people think in the construction of cars these days,” he says. ‘Rather than having a mechanical confirmation, welding load or screw or a bolt, it is very effective paste panels together for a lighter construction. It became very popular. Jaguar, Lexus, Audi, they will use Gologens at some point. So I am very surprised. It is not as if it is an unknown science. I haven’t heard yet [of problems] Nowhere else. “
There are many fate using the automotive industry to use binding panels and parts together, Harrow says, adding that different adhesives are used, depending on the strength of the necessary tires, specific conditions and materials involved. However, what differs with the Kubertruck compared to other vehicles is the very unconventional use of stainless steel for its panels.
“Rust -free steel is the big difference,” says Harrow. “Maybe there was a problem there?” Harrow points out that this mistake is happening in cold weather, and that it may be that the stainless steel is better cold, possibly just enough to make a difference in the withhering process.
“I could suspect that something on the production line is not completely binding to the right temperature or getting the right UV cover? And this may be due to the stainless steel that has a different density than standard language. It is not a small business, and it does not do things that are cheap. So I would be very surprised if there was no knowledge within the real cause. “