Tesla has been forced to remember any cyberattack that has been sold so far after the safety regulators has raised a problem with the adhesive used to connect one of its stainless steel panels.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Department (NHTSA) will oversee the call for 46100 cybercrime and shows the eighth call for Tesla’s electric pickup since delivery to customers more than a year ago.
A report from NHTSA warned that an outer plate running on the left and right of the glass plate could be separated while driving and pose a threat to other drivers.
The stainless steel strip, called the Kantian railway assembly, between the windshield and the ceiling on both sides, is attached to the truck assembly with structural glue.
NHTSA said the treatment uses glue that does not appear to be vulnerable to “environmental embrace”, and includes additional amplifiers.
Tesla replaces the panel for free. The owner’s notification letters are expected to be sent on May 19.
The call for 46,096 Cybertrucks includes all the years 2024 and 2025 models made from November 13, 2023 to February 27, 2025.
NHTSA said Tesla was aware of the problem earlier this year.
Films that show that people who withdraw panels with their own hands have been viral in recent days on social media.
Cybertruck, which Tesla began delivery to buyers in late 2023, has been summoned eight times in the past 15 months due to safety problems, including once in November, because an error in the electric inverter can cause the drive wheels to lose.
Last April, prospective trucks were summoned to remove acceleration pedals that could get stuck in the interior.
Other calls were about windshield wipers and screen.
This is the last refund for Elvan’s electric car maker, which has been attacked since Donald Trump has taken his position and oversees a new government efficiency department (DOGE) that is reducing government spending.
While no injury has been reported, Tesla exhibitions, charging stations and private cars have been targeted.
This week, organizers of the Tesla Takedown movement announced their biggest day and targeted 500 locations on March 29.
The organizers said, “Take action everywhere at Tesla exhibitions.” “Sell your Teslas, drop your stock, join the selection lines … Stop musk helps saving our lives and democracy.”
President Trump has threatened that anyone who has destroyed Tesla vehicles, exhibitions or charging stations with Draconia prison sentences.
“People who are caught by the sabotage of clashes will have a great chance to go to jail for up to 20 years,” he wrote in a post on social truth on Thursday. “
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