Summary
Tesla is recalling over 46,000 Cybertrucks in the U.S. due to a defect causing exterior trim panels to detach while driving, posing a crash risk.
The recall affects nearly all Cybertrucks produced from November 2023 to February 2024. Tesla will replace the faulty rail panel assembly.
While no injuries have been reported, the company has received 151 warranty claims.
The recall adds to Tesla’s challenges amid falling stock prices and backlash over CEO Elon Musk’s political involvement. Tesla shares fell 1.4% after the news.
Plenty of vehicles have panels held on by glue. If you use the right glue, and apply it properly, it’s fine.
Tesla presumably cheaped out on the glue itself, and also on the man-hours for the work, and also also on QA/QC
Also the design, it was designed by a child
A child who likes eating glue paste, evidently
More like designed by an idiot that was hired by a child
technically a manchild, but yes
Other car designers are also smart enough to use the glue in ways that it was engineered for (like 3M specifies). Not on a flat unprotected price of stainless steel up against a glass corner and rubber seal.
Vehicles that cost $100k?
It’s referred to as “structural adhesive” and it’s used by everyone from Ferrari to Lockheed-Martin.
Honestly nearly every vehicle on the road and plane in the air uses structural adhesive. The problem here is with Tesla, not the technology.
Mclarens are glued together in a ton of places and they cost a lot more than $100,000.
Presumably, but the cost of the vehicle is entirely besides the point.
The point is that the adhesive isn’t the problem, the Tesla badge is the problem.