Tremendous headaches have been giving Elon Musk And all related to the electric car brand Tesla. From the fall in sales, through the attacks suffered by the owners of these vehicles in the United States and Canada and even the request for resignation as CEO by some of the shareholders.
And now a new one appears that has to do with the most emblematic model of the young brand, the extravagant pickup Cybertruck, since a damage that affects the body was informed.
When Musk had presented this electric truck for the first time, which was a failed event, he had announced that the body was going to be made of stainless steel and that It would be “bulletproof”.
However, the call to review almost 50 thousand units by a federal estate of the US involves body parts that could fly.
The notice was generated by the National Road Traffic Administration Administration (NHTSA), after the anomaly that generates this defect was detected.
Vehicles summoned in the call to review are in total 46.096 Cybertrucks Manufactured between November 2023 and February this year, which represents almost all the production of the stainless steel electric pickup.
These units were called to solve an adhesive problem that causes pieces of a metal molding to fly during driving.
Tesla claimed to have detected the problem in early January, after a series of customer complaints. While Elon Musk’s company states that only 1% of the cybertruck of this production could be affected, they are all solving them. Production and deliveries had stopped in recent days After the appearance of these reports, as indicated by US media.
The Cybertruck is equipped with an aesthetic appointed on the outside of the vehicle, located on the sides and above the windows, revising in particular angle that generates its design at that height.
This applies consists of A stamped steel set together with a stainless steel panel With structural adhesive. In affected vehicles, the stainless steel panel can be detached, which can cause it to separate from the vehicle.
Apparently the glue used by the brand is not strong enough or lasting and the climate affects its deterioration. Several users denounced that the problems occurred in low temperatures areas, which would make the glue crack and the piece was loose.
The result of this has been the appearance of several reports on body pieces of the body that fly While driving, which according to Tesla “could create a danger in the road for drivers behind and increase the risk of injuries or collision.”
This generates a new scenario for many Tesla users, since although the Cybertruck already had several “calls to review”, until now most had been resolved with a simple software update. On this occasion they must approach an official brand workshop.