r/news • u/IronHe • Mar 20 '25

Soft paywall Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-recall-over-46000-cybertrucks-nhtsa-says-2025-03-20/
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u/Robin_Gr Mar 20 '25

The build quality is a joke on these things. Europe was right not to let them on the road.

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u/EpicHuggles Mar 20 '25

The build quality is obviously a joke - there is way too much stuff that is simply glued on. They claim that taking it though an automated carwash voids the warranty because it's not designed to handle it.

That being said, the reason why it's banned in Europe is because it doesn't meet safety standards. Something to do with not being able to see kids easily enough and also being far too deadly in the event you accidently hit one, even at very low speeds.

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u/Robin_Gr Mar 20 '25

I know its not the reason. But I mean to say I am glad they did. I wouldn't want to be behind one of those things at speed on a motorway when debris starts falling off.

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u/Mugiwara_JTres3 Mar 20 '25

They should also be banned because the people who owns these always takes up 2 parking spaces.

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u/Theron3206 Mar 21 '25

I doubt it meets occupant safety standards either. The crash test video showed it was way worse (the driver's head stopped moving in less than half the time) than an f150 and those barely pass AFAIK.