Tesla recalls nearly every Cybertruck it has delivered over accelerator issue
By Jack Aylmer (Energy Correspondent), Zachary Hill (Video Editor), Mohammed Ali (Motion Graphics Designer)
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Click to see story on heatmap.newsNearly 4,000 Tesla Cybertrucks, with a total value of around $240 million, are being recalled by the automaker after reported safety problems with their accelerator pedals. Drivers have been complaining about instances of these pedals getting stuck stuck all the way down, putting the almost 7,000 pound vehicle at an unexpected full throttle speed.
The safety concerns subsequently prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to look into the problem. The administration discovered that the reason behind issues is soap.
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Tesla reportedly implemented an “unapproved” change to the vehicle’s design, using a soap lubricant in assembling the accelerator pedal. The left-over soap residue then reduced the retention of the pad to the pedal, causing it to dislodge and get stuck down.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, this increased the “risk of crash” for those behind the wheel. According to the NHTSA, the issue impacts “all Model Year (‘MY’) 2024 Cybertruck vehicles manufactured from November 13, 2023, to April 4, 2024.”
Unlike most Tesla recalls, the issue cannot be fixed by an over-the-air software update. Cybertruck owners will have to respond to a letter from the automaker and bring their vehicle into a service center for a no-charge repair.
This recall comes after Tesla recalled millions of other vehicles in recent months over separate safety concerns. In January, the automaker recalled over 1.6 million cars in China because of concerns with steering software and door-locking systems. Prior to that, in December of 2023, over 2 million Teslas were recalled in the U.S. after an autopilot system was found to be partly faulty.
[JACK ALYMER]
IT’S THE LATEST P-R NIGHTMARE FOR TESLA. AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH SOAP. RESULTING IN A MASSIVE RECALL IMPACTING NEARLY EVERY CYBERTRUCK DELIVERED.
[TikTok: @el.chepito1985]
“This was wedged down here under this. This little section here not allowing this pedal to come back up. So yeah, we’ll see if there’s a recall.”
[JACK ALYMER]
NEARLY 4,000 CYBERTRUCKS, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF AROUND 240 MILLION DOLLARS, ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO FIX THE ISSUE.
DRIVERS HAD BEEN REPORTING INSTANCES OF THEIR ACCELERATOR PEDALS GETTING STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN
– PUTTING THE ALMOST SEVEN THOUSAND POUND VEHICLE AT AN UNEXPECTED FULL THROTTLE SPEED.
PROMPTING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM.
AND THEY DISCOVERED THE REASON BEHIND IT: SOAP.
TESLA REPORTEDLY IMPLEMENTED AN UNAPPROVED CHANGE TO THE VEHICLE’S DESIGN – USING A SOAP LUBRICANT IN ASSEMBLING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
THE LEFT OVER SOAP REDUCED THE RETENTION OF THE PAD TO THE PEDAL, CAUSING IT TO DISLODGE AND GET STUCK DOWN.
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THIS INCREASED THE RISK OF CRASH FOR THOSE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
BUT UNLIKE MOST TESLA RECALLS, THE ISSUE CAN’T BE FIXED BY AN OVER-THE-AIR SOFTWARE UPDATE.
CYBERTRUCK OWNERS WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO A LETTER FROM THE AUTOMAKER AND BRING THEIR VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE CENTER FOR A NO-CHARGE REPAIR.
THIS COMES ON THE HEELS OF TESLA HAVING TO RECALL MILLIONS OF OTHER VEHICLES IN RECENT MONTHS OVER SEPARATE SAFETY CONCERNS.
IN JANUARY, THE AUTOMAKER RECALLED OVER 1.6 MILLION CARS IN CHINA BECAUSE OF CONCERNS WITH STEERING SOFTWARE AND DOOR LOCKING SYSTEMS.
AND IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, OVER TWO MILLION TESLAS WERE RECALLED IN THE U.S. AFTER ANS AUTOPILOT SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE PARTLY FAULTY.
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Tesla recalls nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal
Click to see story on The GuardianTesla recalling Cybertrucks in U.S. for faulty accelerator pedal
Click to see story on CBC NewsTesla recalling more than 3,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks due to faulty pedal
Click to see story on abc NewsTesla recalls Cybertruck due to accelerator pedal that can stick down
Click to see story on CNNTesla Recalls Almost 3,900 Cybertrucks to Repair Faulty Pedals
Click to see story on BloombergTesla is recalling almost 4,000 Cybertrucks over a fault that could cause the accelerator to jam open
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Click to see story on SpiegelTesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal
Click to see story on The VergeTesla recalls Cybertrucks due to faulty pedal that can stick and accelerate unintentionally
Click to see story on NBC LATesla is recalling Cybertrucks because their accelerator pedals could get stuck
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Click to see story on WiredTesla recalling nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because accelerator pedal can get stuck
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Click to see story on Business StandardTesla recalls nearly 3,900 Cybertrucks to repair faulty accelerator pedals
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Tesla recalls the Cybertruck because of problems with the accelerator pedal.
Click to see story on GloboTesla recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to accelerator factory defect
Click to see story on Het NieuwsbladTesla recalling more than 3,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks due to faulty pedal
Click to see story on My Mother LodeTesla recalls thousands of Cybertrucks after ‘soap’ caused accelerators to jam
Click to see story on StvTesla recalls nearly 4,000 cybertrucks
Click to see story on ORF.at NewsGas pedal sometimes gets stuck in the floor, Tesla recalls thousands of Cybertrucks
Click to see story on telex.huTesla’s going to have to recall nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because of an accelerator pedal problem
Click to see story on Il PostTesla Recalls Nearly 3,900 CyberTrucks
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