Posted on 04/19/2024 7:14:26 AM PDT by V_TWIN
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the recall of nearly 4,000 Tesla Cybertrucks.
The recall involves all 2024 model year Cybertrucks that were made between November 13, 2023, and April 4, 2024, the NHTSA said.
The agency said that when “high force is applied to the pad on the accelerator pedal, the pad may dislodge, which may cause the pedal to become trapped in the interior trim above the pedal.”
If the trim gets stuck, it could increase the risk of a collision, but if a driver presses the brake simultaneously, it “will cut drive torque” even if both pedals are being pressed. If the driver continues to push the brake, the vehicle will stop as if the accelerator was not being pushed.
The pad may come off because “an unapproved change introduced lubricant (soap)” on the part, officials said.
Tesla will replace or “rework” the accelerator pedal assembly. Tesla stores and service centers were alerted to the issue on Friday, the NHTSA said. Cybertruck owners will receive a letter in June.
The only time I’ve seen anything close to that was a cheap aftermarket pedal that cracked. Even that one didn’t cause a safety hazard.
Was on a regular car, not that monstrosity.
You could end up in a pond before you could react, how about that.
Yep.....OR one of those abominations rearends YOU because it couldn’t stop.....lots of bad scenarios come to mind actually.
The surprising thing to me is that they sold 3878 of those things.
biggest POS ever built
I’ll take the Ford, only one that does not need a ladder.
That cyber truck is just plain ugly. I don’t think creators of good sci-fi movies would come up with anything like that.
I am shocked that they managed to sell that many.
I read that and immediately recalled the whistleblower's report of 'dish soap' being used in Boeing aircraft production assembly.
I made my living as an aviation maintenance mechanic for 16 years.....best way I found to stay out of hot water when it came to wrenching on aircraft was to follow the technical publications to the letter.
In aviation every step of every process and procedure is in a manual.....working by memory is a big no-no and can get people killed. And that certainly translates to automobiles as well.
Exactly.
They should have never let an origami artist design the exterior.
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