@jazzrat2000.bsky.social:
It’s probably a good idea to have a tetanus injection before you get a Tesla…
@billhayden65.bsky.social:
Before or after the lobotomy?
@alicedayuk.bsky.social:
Even the lobotomized wouldn’t buy one.
@rootstockmaine.bsky.social:
They’re made of solid douche.
@Gritty20202;
In case you’d been wondering why Musk is trying to dismantle every agency that could enforce buyers’ protections and safety requirements, this is the eighth Cybertruck recall in 15 months.
@maximummeh.bsky.social:
All I know is I’m going to be pretty pissed if I ever get stuck behind one of these and a flying piece of sheet metal comes towards my car because some guy with small dick energy and a crush on Musk had to have a status symbol.
Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glue, Tesla says it will fix the sticky issue—which could cause panels to detach from trucks while driving—with a new adhesive “not prone to environmental embrittlement.” by Aarian Marshall, March 20, 2025, Wired
@lebassett.bsky.social:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle by David Shepardson, Arsheeya Bajwa and Akash Sriram, March 20, 2025, Reuters
Summary
- Recall affects majority of Cybertrucks
- NHTSA cites risk of crash due to detaching trim panel
- Tesla shares flat; recall could bring reputational hit, analyst says
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Tesla (TSLA.O) is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, the company said on Thursday, the latest in a series of call-backs for the pickup truck.
The recall covers just over 46,000 vehicles built from November 2023 through February 27 of this year, Tesla said in a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and is the eighth recall for the SUV since January 2024.
While Tesla does not break out deliveries of its Cybertrucks, the recalled vehicles represent a vast majority of the Cybertruck vehicles on the road, based on analyst estimates.
The recall could prove to be a setback for Tesla, whose stock has lost about half its value this year as the electric-vehicle maker grapples with rising competition, an aging lineup, and backlash against CEO Elon Musk’s controversial role
destroying the USA gov’t and illegally stealing private information of all Americans (to use to decide which ones to exterminate?)overseeing cuts to federal spending in the Trump White House.
Tesla is recalling the cars because of the risk of a stainless-steel exterior trim panel detaching from the vehicle, causing a potential road hazard and raising the chances of a crash, it said.
The detached panel may create a noise inside the car, or people may see the panel come loose or break off of the car altogether. Tesla said it was aware of 151 warranty claims that might be related to the recall issue, but no collisions or injuries.
Demand for the unconventional EV pickup had already weakened toward the end of last year, following several delays. The car’s sales are a fraction of Tesla’s overall shipments, which in 2024 came to 1.79 million.
“Recalls of the entire production for a physical item such as body panels focus attention on quality issues that Tesla has avoided for many years,” said Sam Fiorani, vice president at research firm AutoForecast Solutions. “Reputations take a long time to build and can be tarnished very quickly.”
Analysts have also pointed to a change in sentiment toward the EV maker from existing customers and potential new buyers, as reactions toward the brand such as protests at Tesla stores across the U.S. and sales boycotts emerge.
Shares of the EV maker were flat in afternoon trading.
MULTIPLE RECALLS
In 2024, Tesla topped the list for U.S. recalls, with its vehicles accounting for 5.1 million call-backs, according to recall management firm BizzyCar. However, most issues for the brand’s cars were usually resolved with over-the-air software updates.
For Thursday’s recall, the company’s service will replace the rail panel assembly with a new one that meets durability testing requirements, the EV maker said. Tesla had used a structural adhesive to join the assembly, which has been found to be susceptible to environmental issues. The new version will use a different adhesive that will be reinforced with a stud welded to the stainless panel, with a nut that clamps the steel panel to the vehicle structure.
Tesla said it expects to begin using the updated trim in production on Friday, while vehicles produced before then but still in Tesla’s possession will be retrofitted before delivery.
The NHTSA first notified Tesla of a vehicle owner who alleged a rail panel detachment on February 21.
The recall will not have a substantial impact on Tesla’s March quarter performance, as Cybertruck sales were relatively small versus the larger Model 3 and Model Y sales, Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein said.
@swfong.bsky.social:
…
you’re going to die in a Tesla
because they used the wrong glue
@katieoliver.bsky.social:
Elon’s a piece of shit
And his cars are too
@sausalitocheese.bsky.social:
Sure was a bad week to stop sniffing my cybertruck.
@lisstless.bsky.social:
There’s hardly any comments yet, but I predict this is the best! I spat my water out!
@suzai.bsky.social:
Is this the guy who should be “fixing” the government?
@ambercoss.bsky.social:
Exactly.
@MiloWigzell:
One passed us yesterday here in Vancouver, Canada with the back panel flapping in the wind. We pulled off to the side of the road scared that it would fly off and hit us. Can’t imagine why anyone in Canada would want to drive that crap with our winters.
@nouslogos.bsky.social:
I’ll be the first so say I absolutely did NAZI-that coming.
BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social:
Most cars don’t rely on glue alone to attach body panels. Let alone $100K cars.
Also, not first glue related recall. The accelerator pedals were also attached solely with glue susceptible to sliding off and jamming the accelerator 100% down.
Can’t make this stuff up.
Johnathan Taylor Goblikon @mrthursday.bsky.social:
Yeah, I’ve never worked in the auto industry before, but never heard of a body panel being held on with glue. But, I’ve fixed some of my own cars and seen where the side mirrors and interior fabric were glued in place, so information about environmental factors should have been known to them.
BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social:
According to auto blogs, it’s common when mating plastic body panels to metal or frame, as it eliminates rattle. But there’s usually clips or screws to give mechanical support.
No one except Tesla has ever tried gluing 9 foot long pieces of stainless steel before, without clips, rivets or screws.
@philoof.bsky.social;
+2 for the author referring to it as a sticky issue
Michelle likes democracy. @democracymichelle.bsky.social:
Yeah. That was a nice touch.
@bluewind55.bsky.social:
OMG! ! M-ELONS DAMN CARS. ARE ‘GLUED TOGETHER ‘!!… NO WONDER they so EASILY fall apart! AND ILL BET… he used ‘Dollar General’ glue to save him $$$! And charges 150k+ to buy one!… DEPORT THIS CON MAN!
William F. Tulloch @cptdoomdc.bsky.social:
Cost of Cyber Truck – $80k
Cost of Repairs – Astronomical
Value of this skeet – Priceless.
@obregonia.bsky.social;
Is anybody surprised though? His rockets keep exploding, too. Ketamine does not exactly keep you at your most level-headed and observant.
@flglchicago.bsky.social:
Is”environment embrittlement” the automotive equivalent of “rapid unscheduled disassembly?”
@steelejim.bsky.social:
HA-HA, Tesla owners. Your high-dollar truck is GLUED together. This has been an issue since the trucks came out. Tons of posts in owners forums.
@lorenradis.bsky.social;
The headline makes it sound like an honest mistake but there’s zero chance this wasn’t intentional right? They chose the cheapest, easiest and fastest adhesive, without considering its long term viability, because that’s what they prioritize. This was a choice, not an accident.And worse, in my view, Nazi Musk’s DOGE boys are castrating the very US agencies that were put in place to protect consumers from shit manufacturers and sleazy fucks like greedy Musk.
mtbwes.bsky.social @mtbwes.bsky.social:
what? different glue? not bolts? are you kidding? bwaahahhaaabahaaaa
is that whats going on with the rockets too? “oh shit, wrong epoxy”
Bec1951 @bec1951.bsky.social:
Same with SpaceX falling from the skies
OlCrankyGrammaw @oldcrankygma.bsky.social:
Good point
Jane Lebak @janelebak.bsky.social:
Uh oh, AG Pam Bondi is going to consider this video an act of terrorism because you critiqued a Cybertruck and put your hands on it.
CatServantx3 @catservantx3.bsky.social:
It was an act of love. I am sure the guy was a tourist.
ART @arthur–dent.bsky.social:
I’ve never seen a CyberTruck carry anything – you know, function as a truck.
@jerrysnodgrass.bsky.social:
I’ve seen them carrying incels.
@simonpegg1.bsky.social:
Elon breaks everything he gets involved with. Telsa, government…
@lucite.bsky.social:
why is a $100k car glued together lmaoooo
@rootie2shoes.bsky.social:
This timeline sucks…but there are moments of joy.
@mwilk19.bsky.social:
You’ve got to be some kind of nitwit to buy one of these pieces of junk.Yup, when I see one of Musk’s Swastikars, I keep my distance. To me these stupid ugly pieces of shit scream “Raging Incel Onboard, Stay Away!”
@tjholland.com:
this one made me do a spit-coffee laugh
@elliejean.bsky.social:
“Environmental embrittlement” is definitely a made-up radical right-wing hoax.
@fitz4cbd.bsky.social:
“Environmental embrittlement,” huh? That is one disgusting chunk of PR business speak.
yoffy.bsky.social:
Environmental? Surely that word didn’t survive Doge’ing!
@kertchel.bsky.social:
“Environmental embrittlement” sounds pretty woke and elitist to me. They may want to call it something like “the glue dried out.”
Screaming in a Hurricane @1strangeland.bsky.social:
another sane washing statement like “an unscheduled rapid disassembly…”
WTF – how much did these people get taken for?
@jimottawa.bsky.social:
Too funny. Gorilla Glue works like a charm.
@doctruactif.bsky.social:
They used the wrong glue? Glue on a car to hold metal pieces together?
@freedomshift.bsky.social:
Tesla’s “move fast and break things” corporate philosophy. So goes the federal government courtesy of Musk.It’s a dilemma. The orange president is super stupid, can’t have his cruel side-kick have more brain, so brainless it is.
@davidabowden.bsky.social:
So the shit thrown at Swasticars was supposed to help the panels stay stuck on?
@triplozero.bsky.social:
Seriously, a one hundred thousand dollar car is being held together with glue.
dizzygirl.bsky.social:
Ok but what are their plans to fix the overall enshittification?
Like exploding and crashing into stuff?
@dennycrain.bsky.social:
Environmental embrittlement! Hahaha! Oh that’s fucking brilliant! Brand new sentence!
@jmscappucino.bsky.social:
that is the funniest thing I’ve heard in so long
@jwolf.bsky.social:
“environmental embrittlement”
So, being outdoors?
@shamrockchickens.bsky.social:
Going forward I think it will be a good idea to not drive behind a truck that is glued together.
@oldeluke.bsky.social:
The symbolism here is next level.
@whoopsbuni.bsky.social:
US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to be visited by DOGE within the week then.
@jessica-leigh.bsky.social:
Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
I guess the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is getting disbanded tomorrow…
@bealedabbs.bsky.social:
Steer-by-wire is terrifying.
@rortysorbet.bsky.social:
Steer-by-wire is also illegal in Europe, where cars are manufactured to higher safety standards, both for the driver and pedestrian being hit by one.
@clover023.bsky.social:
It’s not approved in Australia either
AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social:
I wonder why people keep buying those massively overpriced pieces of garbage
Sagrada Diosa @sagradadiosa.bsky.social:
Status. “Look how much money I have! I can pay $100,000+ dollars for a $200 car!”
Z Grande Poobah @dethb4dcaf.bsky.social:
Oh come on now — everyone knows that you can’t get $200 for a used one nowadays…
ivote4justice.bsky.social @ivote4justice.bsky.social;
Again, this is why Musk and other billionaires want to gut our consumer protection agencies.
What’s Dat @too-young.bsky.social:
Exactly
Mary @mkmoynahan.bsky.social:
As of this month, March 2025, there have been thousands of accidents involving Teslas with 674 deaths.
All investigations into these accidents and the car’s safety have disappeared since Captain Ketamine purchased the fake Orange Jesus.
This IS what corruption looks like.
Ridge Cook @ridgecook.bsky.social:
The Pinto had 27 deaths and 24 injuries. over 6 yrs due to a gas tank design flaw. Model then pulled.
100 lawsuits against the Corvair helped kill it.
Where are the lawsuits against Tesla?
Mary @mkmoynahan.bsky.social:
They were stopped when Captain Ketamine bought the fake Orange Jesus.
Ridge Cook @ridgecook.bsky.social:
Can’t stop individual suits. Must be a clause in sales contract that requires mediation or something.
Mary @mkmoynahan.bsky.social:
As far as I am aware, they were still being investigated. The investigators were fired.
@madoverpolitics.bsky.social:
Yeah but let’s spend military budget armoring these POS. We are a global laughingstock
@paulwolstencroft.bsky.social:
Cyber trucks are absolute garbage. I’ve seen tons of YouTube shorts.
Most insurance companies won’t insure cyber trucks because it’s so prone to breaking and ridiculously expensive to fix
@flathdlake.bsky.social:
Someone backed into my son’s Tesla and it’s been in the shop for two months waiting for parts.
@gingerkap23.bsky.social:
These videos are awesome, he compares ford to the cybertruck and shows what a piece of shit the Swasticar is. Anyone who owns one bought a poorly made, cheap, dangerous rolling trash can Nazimobile.
@anakhari.bsky.social:
Not just falling apart. Undriveable in more than two inches of snow. And snow and spray on the road gets jammed into the headlight recesses and make them useless. Plus it looks like a trash can.
Like a Hummer in the 2010’s–an extension of a guy’s dick, and not much more.
@bleach100.bsky.social:
As women, we already knew that and trust men with this thing even less. The bear is way more appealing. Give me a guy driving a Toyota any day!
@thelonerunner18.bsky.social:
and Donny dunce gave him a military contract!?
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Alex Cole@acnewsitics:
Another one? HOLY SHIT!
MAGA Influencer And Fox News Guest Indicted On Child Sex Abuse Charges
From huffpost.com
@MoralityPLS:
you know why maga support an orange rapist and pedo. because they are pedos.
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