Tesla will recall about 3,900 Cybertruck pickup trucks due to faulty accelerator pedals that could come loose, causing cars to accidentally accelerate and increasing the risk of crashes, according to a document filed Friday, after Tesla halted Cybertruck deliveries last week amid the hypothesis that the models would be affected. Faulty pedals.
The recall affects 3,878 Tesla Cybertruck cars manufactured between November 2023 and April 2024, according to a document from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Vehicles are affected via a fuel pedal that can detach when maximum pressure is applied, Tesla said, causing the pedal to get stuck in the interior lining.
The defect is likely due to an “unapproved change” by brands to use soap when assembling the accelerator pedal, regulators said.
Tesla won two cases in visiting courts detailing the defect within weeks and voluntarily recalled the cars on April 12, according to the filing.
Tesla told NHTSA earlier this week that it was not aware of any collisions, injuries or fatalities caused by the defect, the company said.
Tesla said it would update or fix the entire throttle plate free of charge, adding that Cybertruck would be notified by mail in June.
2. 39 million. That’s the number of cars Tesla has recalled in the U. S. this year, though many recalls have been resolved through over-the-air software updates.
In February, Tesla recalled more than 2. 19 million cars because fine print in precautionary symptoms can increase the risk of a crash, regulators said. This recall affected Tesla cars sold between 2012 and 2024. The company had recalled about 200,000 cars a year. month earlier, adding the Model S, Model X, and Model Y, due to a software factor that could prevent the rearview camera from showing. More than 2 million Tesla cars were recalled in December to correct a flaw in its Autopilot formula, after regulators found they were unable to determine whether the driver was paying attention when the self-driving formula was activated.
Tesla delayed scheduled deliveries of Cybertruck cars last week, after some consumers reported that their cars were affected by a faulty gas pedal. A Cybertruck owner told NBC News that “as soon as I released the brakes, I would go full throttle again. “even though they were able to park the car before causing a collision. The heist, the latest for the vehicle after a two-year decline, comes amid financial difficulties for Tesla, after the company reported a 23% drop in profits last year from its record $5. 4 billion the year before. Earlier this week, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company had reduced its global workforce by more than 10% after about 10,000 more people had their jobs “doubled” during the company’s era of immediate growth.
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