Latest Tesla Cybertruck Recall Involves Body Part That Could Fly Off
Tesla is recalling 46,096 Cybertrucks due to a stainless-steel body panel that could potentially fly off the electric pickup.
An exterior trim piece called the cant rail is secured with adhesive, which Tesla says is "susceptible to environmental embrittlement."
To fix the issue, Tesla will use a different adhesive and clamp the part to the body, which will be covered under warranty.
The Tesla Cybertruck is an unmistakable stainless-steel-bodied electric pickup truck, but one of those stainless-steel body parts is susceptible to flying off, based on a recent recall. As a result, Tesla is recalling roughly 46K—or virtually all—Cybetrucks from the 2024 and 2025 model years.
The recall involves an exterior trim piece called the cant rail, which is joined together with the truck's steel structure with an adhesive that's prone to "environmental embrittlement," according to a recall report that Tesla submitted to NHTSA earlier this week. The report goes on to say that the Cybertruck's stainless-steel body panel can delaminate and separate from the rest of the vehicle, possibly landing on the road and creating a hazard for other drivers.
The affected Cybertrucks were built between November 13, 2023, and February 27, 2025. Owners should be able to notice a delaminated cant rail because it'll either be obviously coming loose from the truck's body or it can create a noise while inside the truck.
According to the NHTSA report, Tesla first learned about the issue back in January, which led to inspections and pull tests that the company said revealed no signs of separation. However, in February, NHTSA notified Tesla that owners had made claims about detached cant rails, which were further identified through service records and posts on social media.
So what's the fix? Tesla says it will replace the cant rails for free under warranty. The new body part will not only use a different adhesive that Tesla says isn't susceptible to the same embrittlement issues, but it will also be secured with a stud welded to the structure and a nut to clamp the stainless-steel trim piece. The company says the procedure will also apply to Cybertrucks built around March 21, 2025, as well as retrofitted to models still in its possession before they're delivered to customers.
This marks the Cybertruck's eighth recall since it went on sale over a year ago, and they've varied in severity, from rearview cameras that don't work to a faulty drive inverter that may cause a loss of power to another exterior trim piece that could come loose and fly off the truck to unintended acceleration from a trapped pedal.
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