Tesla has announced a recall of nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks due to an accelerator pedal that can stick in place when pressed down. The cause of this issue is soap, according to the regulator. An unapproved change introduced soap as a lubricant during the assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal, which resulted in reduced retention of the pad to the pedal.
Tesla has not disclosed the exact number of Cybertrucks it has produced, but it has mentioned that production would be slow. The first deliveries of the Cybertruck took place in late November. The recall affects all Model Year 2024 Cybertruck vehicles manufactured from November 13, 2023, to April 4, 2024, totaling 3,878 trucks that are likely to be on US roads.
Documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicate that when high force is applied to the pad on the accelerator pedal, it may dislodge and become trapped in the interior trim. This issue was caused by workers at Tesla’s factory near Austin, Texas using soap improperly during assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal.
The accelerator sticking problem was first brought up in social media and online groups. NHTSA contacted Tesla for more information on the issue but has not yet received a response from them. Unlike previous recalls that could be fixed with over-the-air software updates, this one requires owners to bring their Cybertrucks to service centers for a repair at no charge. In recent news, Tesla recently announced layoffs of about 10% of its workforce globally.
