Tesla recalls the Cybertruck for faulty accelerator pedals that can get stuck | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
It's technically the Cybertruck's second recall, but it is the most serious to date, and it caps a tumultuous week for Tesla.
  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldB
    2·
    3 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Tesla is recalling all 3,878 Cybertrucks that it has shipped to date, due to a problem where the accelerator pedal can get stuck, putting drivers at risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

    A few days later, Tesla asked shareholders to re-vote on CEO Elon Musk’s massive compensation package that was struck down by a judge earlier this year.

    Musk said in a post on X that Tesla was “being very cautious” and the company reported to NHTSA that it was not aware of any crashes or injuries related to the problem.

    After performing a series of tests, it decided on April 12 to issue a recall after determining that an “[a]n unapproved change introduced lubricant (soap) to aid in the component assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal,” and that “[r]esidual lubricant reduced the retention of the pad to the pedal.”

    It also told NHTSA that it has started building Cybertrucks with a new accelerator pedal, and that it’s fixing the vehicles that are in transit or sitting at delivery centers.

    But the initial one was minor: Earlier this year, Tesla recalled the software on all of its vehicles because the font sizes of its warning lights were too small.

    The original article contains 361 words, the summary contains 207 words. Saved 43%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!