Gerrard Kaonga
Tesla has been dealt another major blow as US safety regulators have taken nearly all of its Cybertruck vehicles off the road.
Earlier this month the Elon Musk-led company was forced to pause the sales of Cybertrucks after owners complained of a safety issue.
Drivers complained that pieces were falling off while it was being driven, so you can imagine the concerns this sparked.
Some have said metal panels have come away from the cars and in some cases have flown off at high speeds while they were driving, presenting a safety risk to drivers and other people on the roads.
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If this wasn’t bad enough, US safety regulators have now slapped the company with its eighth recall since the cars began being delivered to customers just over a year ago.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall, which covers more than 46,000 Cybertrucks, warned that an exterior panel that runs along the left and right side of the windscreen can detach while driving, creating a hazard for other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
The stainless-steel strip, called a cantrail assembly, between the windscreen and the roof on both sides, is bound to the truck’s assembly with a structural adhesive, according to a NHTSA report.
But it isn’t all doom and gloom for Tesla owners as the company has said it will replace the panel for free and notification letters are expected to go out to owners on May 19.
The recall covers all 2024 and 2025 model years, manufactured from November 13 2023 to February 27 2025.
This new issue is just another added to the list for the car company as a top investor admitted earlier this week that it is in a ‘crisis’.
In a bold outburst on Sky News, Ross Gerber, who was one of Tesla’s earliest investors, called for Musk to step down as CEO due to his time being spent working with the Trump administration rather than on the company.
He said: “The company's reputation has just been destroyed by Elon Musk.
“It's time for somebody to run Tesla. The business has been neglected for too long. There are too many important things Tesla is doing, so either Elon should come back to Tesla and be the CEO of Tesla and give up his other jobs or he should focus on the government and keep doing what he is doing but find a suitable CEO of Tesla”
UNILAD has contacted Tesla for comment.