
Tesla Recalls Nearly All Of Its Cybertrucks Due To Them Falling Apart
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This is the eighth time Elon Musk has had to recall the Cybertruck, which has only been on roads for just over a year.
Tesla, the electric car company owned by Elon Musk, is recalling most of its Cybertrucks due to an exterior panel that can fall off while driving ― posing a serious setback for a company whose shares already have been taking a nosedive.
Tesla announced the recall of more than 46,000 Cybertrucks in a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall applies to all vehicles built from November 2023 through Feb. 27 of this year ― accounting for nearly every Cybertruck in existence. In its filing, Tesla says that the cant rail, a stainless-steel exterior trim panel, can detach from the vehicle.
“A detached panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash,” Tesla admitted in its NHTSA filing.
This is the eighth time Tesla has had to recall Cybertrucks, which have been on roads for less than a year and a half.
Tesla already has seen its stock lose about half of its value this year, in part due to rising competition and in part due to outrage over Musk’s job under President Donald Trump overseeing massive cuts to federal funding, including money spent on school meals for kids, national parks and forests, programs combatting infectious disease and research to help sick and wounded veterans.