Cybertruck: Tesla recalls electric pickup due to defective adhesive

Recall Tesla's Cybertruck has new problems

2025-03-28 Source: dpa | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

The saying "You can stick that" doesn't always seem to apply. At least the adhesive seems to be failing on the Cybertruck. Metal trim is detaching from the exterior and becoming a potential hazard.

Tesla's Cybertruck has a new quality problem. Metal trim can come loose.(Image: Tesla Motors) — Tesla's Cybertruck has a new quality problem. Metal trim can come loose.
(Image: Tesla Motors)

Loose trim strips result in Tesla's electric pickup Cybertruck facing another recall in the USA. The wide metal strips at the edge of the windshield and above the doors are attached with adhesive material and can come loose. So far, 151 Cybertruck drivers have reported the issue as a warranty case, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, Tesla is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this.

According to Tesla, about one percent of the vehicles are said to be affected by the defect, as reported by the US magazine "Newsweek." Since potentially all Cybertrucks could be affected, it is also revealed with the recall that Tesla produced a total of nearly 46,100 vehicles of the model from November 2023 to the end of February this year. Tesla CEO Elon Musk had previously projected building up to 250,000 Cybertrucks annually over time.

Screws as a solution

The trim strips are now to be fastened with the help of screw connections. Tesla also resorted to screws when the decorative cover of the accelerator pedal came loose and threatened to jam. Overall, this is already the eighth recall for the Cybertruck. Some of it, however, was resolved via software update, such as the delayed transmission of rearview camera images.

With the angular Cybertruck, Tesla aims to break into the popular large pickup truck market segment in the USA. It is currently dominated by vehicles with combustion engines. Musk has already admitted that Tesla would likely have to modify the vehicle for a market launch of the Cybertruck in Europe.

For Tesla, the recall in the USA is another setback. Things are anything but smooth for the once-celebrated electric pioneer in its home country. Tesla founder Elon Musk is under criticism in the American public due to his role in the new US government under Donald Trump. Reports of vandalism against Tesla vehicles are increasing. While the company's stock price reached a new high of over 460 euros (approx. 496 USD) at the end of December 2024, it has more than halved to below 210 euros (approx. 226 USD) by mid-March 2025.

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