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Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck for the fourth time to fix problems with trim pieces that can come loose and front windshield wipers that can fail | The new recalls each affect over 11,000 trucks (apnews.com)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The company says in the documents that the front windshield wiper motor controller can stop working because it’s getting too much electrical current. A wiper that fails can cut visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. The Austin, Texas, company says it knows of no crashes or injuries caused by the problem.

In the other recall, a trim piece along the truck bed can come loose and fly off, creating a hazard for other motorists.

Tesla says in documents that the trim piece is installed with adhesive, and that may not have been done properly at the factory.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 72 points 4 months ago (32 children)

I'm shocked they sold that many

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago (21 children)

The truck was first shown in 2016, nearly 8 years ago, and only came out last year so there was about half a decade of hype building around this thing that was busy sucking in all the gullible rich people.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (18 children)

Honest question, what's there to be hyped about? I haven't ever looked into its feature set because it looks like ass. Do people just like the Tesla name or what?

[–] niucllos@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

For many of those years it was the only electric pickup truck being advertised. And also, yes people do like the Tesla name. Musk and growing competition has done a ton to tank the reputation lately, but until just a couple years ago Tesla was far and away the best and most advanced electric car, and depending on your criteria the most advanced/best car period. Perception shifts slowly outside of well-informed groups, and the Musk hate is really only affecting well-informed left wing groups right now, so a lot of libertarian Musk fanboys are still fully on the Tesla train

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Rivian and Ford are killing it in the EV truck space, which doesn't help Tesla.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

Rivian was also first to market and showed their concept a year and a half before the cyber truck reveal (where the first showed it and smashed its windows).

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