From Peter Valdes-Dapena at CNN:
“Tesla has issued two recalls on the Cybertruck, its third and fourth, since the model was introduced late last year.
The latest recall, which includes almost all of the nearly 12,000 trucks on the road so far, involves the truck’s huge single windshield wiper and a piece of plastic trim along the edge of the truck bed.
A piece of black plastic trim that runs along the edge of the truck’s angled bed wall can come loose and may detach from the vehicle while it’s being driven.
The problem emerged when the piece was missing on a Cybertruck that had been transported to a delivery center on a car hauler truck, according to NHTSA documents. An investigation by Tesla revealed that the piece had not been properly installed. Further investigation revealed more cases of the trim pieces coming loose because of improper installation. Some of these cases were on Cybertrucks that had been delivered to customers.
Cybertruck owners will be asked to bring their trucks to a Tesla service center where the trim piece will either be replaced or installed properly with “adhesion promotor” and pressure sensitive tape. ”
Analysis
The article details how the Cybertruck, a $120,000 vehicle produced by Tesla, is being recalled for the 4th time since its launch less than a year ago. This time due to pieces of the trim being able to separate from the body while driving, potentially causing damage to itself, other vehicles on the road, or in the worst cases being capable of causing crashes. The biggest takeaway from reading about this recall is how amazing it is the truck ever made it to market. 4 recalls in 11 months, on top of numerous other issues does not look good for the company, and many have spoken online about continuing to lose trust for Tesla’s ownership and quality.
