Keep in mind the Tesla Cybertruck’s outsized windshield wiper? The one which appears too massive to exist, not less than not with out some form of malfunction? Effectively, it seems it does.
Tesla simply issued a recall for over 11,000 Cybertrucks because of a windshield wiper subject. The recall covers all 2024 mannequin yr Cybertruck autos manufactured between November 13, 2023, and June 6, 2024, which is just about all of them, since Cybertruck deliveries started in November 2023.
“Affected autos could expertise a lack of entrance windshield wiper motor management because of {an electrical} overload of the gate driver element,” the recall report states. “A non-functioning windshield wiper could impair visibility below sure working situations, which can improve the chance of a collision.”
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The report additionally states that Tesla has no data of any collisions, accidents or deaths associated to this incident.
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For Cybertruck homeowners, this implies they must take their automotive to a Tesla service middle and have the windshield wiper motor changed.
The Cybertruck’s outsized windshield gained notoriety even earlier than the automotive’s launch, when spy photographs confirmed how oddly giant it’s (in comparison with different vehicles’ windshield wipers). Tesla CEO Elon Musk additionally mentioned that the windshield wiper was a significant drawback for the automotive’s growth, noting that it “no simple resolution” for that.
Rumors in regards to the windshield wiper died down after the automotive’s launch, however its days as a troublemaker aren’t over but.
The corporate has additionally issued one other Cybertruck recall, this time for a trim piece alongside the mattress of the truck that may change into unfastened and fall off. This piece, too, should be changed or reattached to keep away from loss.
This is not the primary Cybertruck recall. The corporate recalled all Cybertrucks bought in April 2024 because of points with the accelerator pedal. And in contrast to lots of Tesla’s different remembers that had been simply resolved with a software program replace, these Cybertruck remembers required a go to to a service middle. In complete, Tesla has issued 4 Cybertruck remembers for the reason that automotive went on sale.