- Tesla is recalling 11,688 Cybertrucks to replace windshield wiper motors that might fail as a result of receiving too much current.
- The automaker is also recalling 11,383 Cybertrucks to fix or replace a piece of trim on the bed that could peel off.
- Unlike Tesla’s recent Autopilot recall, which was dealt with via an over-air update, both issues require a visit to a dealer.
Launching a new vehicle as radically different as the Cybertruck is was always going to throw up a few problems and today we’ve got a double-bill for you. Tesla has issued two separate recalls for the controversial truck that half of you love and half think looks like it was cobbled together out of parts left over from a commercial kitchen refit. And neither is the kind of recall that can be dealt with by a simple over-air update.
First on the list of problems is a faulty windshield wiper motor, which could stop working due to receiving too much current. This one affects 11,688 trucks built between November 2023 and this June, and requires owners to visit a dealership so they can have the wiper motor replaced.
Related: Tesla May Have Paused Cybertruck Deliveries Over Windshield Wiper Motor Fail
And in parallel Tesla is recalling 11,383 Cybertrucks built between November and May over a less dangerous, but still unsatisfactory, issue with a piece of trim that is fixed to the bed with adhesive. Dealers will inspect the applique and decide on a case-by-case basis whether to replace it or re-stick it with a new adhesive.
This recall problem was first identified back in December when a truck turned up at a delivery center minus one piece of trim. Quality inspectors then failed to turn up another faulty example until May but went on to identify more over the next few weeks.
Earlier this month we reported that Tesla had apparently paused production of the Cybertruck due to a fault with the wiper motor. One owner posted on a Cybertruck forum telling how he was forced to park up for 3.5 hours and wait for Tesla’s roadside assistance after being caught in a rainstorm.
“They took it to the [service center] and said it would be a few weeks before the wiper motor could be replaced,” Cnod wrote. “Once the rain passed, I took the CT and added some Rainx for now. But it was super dangerous.”
This isn’t the first time the Cybertruck has been recalled over a potentially dangerous defect. Almost 4,000 of the electric pickups were recalled in April due to a risk of the accelerator pedal becoming jammed.
