Tesla Cybertruck Recall: Accelerator Pedal Defect Leads to Safety Concerns

teslaelectric pickup truck“Cyber ​​Hack”viewed with contempt in many ways.Wide gaps between the panelsIt doesn’t look like it was done by a professional.Easy to rustIt is said to be like an ergonomic cheese grater.

However, this time a serious defect occurred, resulting in the recall of approximately 4,000 vehicles. The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a recall for 3,878 Cybertrucks that were produced between November 13 last year and April 4 this year.

The problem occurred with the accelerator pedal, where the pad could come off and cause the pedal to go into the upper trim. Naturally, this is very important.

NHTSAReminder notice“The accelerator pedal pad can become stuck in the interior above the pedal, which affects the performance and operation of the pedals and increases the risk of an accident.”

The content of the announcement confirms what happened that had a big impact on social media in the middle of April. It seems that the owner of Cybertruck presents this exact problem.Upload the video to TikTokIt is.

“This thing pops up while I’m driving,” the poster said, using a loose accelerator pedal pad to recreate the problem. “He went up and got stuck on the pedal, leaving me at 100% full throttle.”

The good news for Cybertruck owners is that, as NHTSA says, the brakes take priority over the accelerator.Toyota Motor Corporation received thousands of complaints about “unintended acceleration” in 2010Remembering millions of unitsAt that time, NHTSA proposed a regulation that would require a brake override system (a system that prioritizes the brakes over the accelerator). Although the proposal was ultimately withdrawn, the industry was generally willing to agree, according to former NHTSA acting administrator David Friedman.

“We should be thankful that we learned a lot from Toyota’s ‘stuck pedal problem,'” says Friedman. “It could have been a lot worse.”

However, even with the brake suspension system, it weighs almost 7,000 pounds (about 3,175 kg).electric vehicle (EV)Not all drivers will be able to calmly take corrective action when a car unexpectedly starts running at full speed to avoid serious problems.

Why did the problem occur?

Tesla made the first Cybertruck in July 2023. Somewhere along the way to mass production, Tesla introduced a new type of soap on its assembly line, according to NHTSA. It seems the reason was to make it easier to attach the accelerator pedal pad to the pedal.

Unfortunately, this made it easier for the pads to come off. NHTSA’s recall notice states that “residual lubricant made the pads more likely to separate from the pedals.”

According to NHTSA, one Cybertruck customer reported the issue on March 31. Two days later, Tesla engineers used the vehicle’s data logs to confirm that the accelerator was fully depressed and the brakes had stopped the Cybertruck.

Additionally, on April 3, another customer also received a call. Within a week, Tesla received pictures confirming the first accident and performed his own replica tests. The company began a voluntary return on April 12. There was no choice in that. “The law must be repealed within a few days of when the problem is known or when it should have been known,” Friedman explains.