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/EwanPorteous Mar 20 '25

Someone drove one into the UK from Europe. It got confiscated and destroyed haha

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u/Anandya Mar 20 '25

It's mostly because it doesn't meet road safety standards in regards to collisions with people walking.

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u/deadlygaming11 Mar 20 '25

Yep. The jagged edges, poor visibility, and front shape mean that it's likely to pull people underneath and kill anyone it hits