The Tesla Cybertruck is not a good truck or even a good vehicle. Children point and laugh when they see it. Women leave their husbands and take the children when one shows up in their driveway. Friends stop talking to friends who think they’re cool. It’s the incEl Camino through and through, almost like it was designed specifically to embarrass anyone who buys one. It’s also full of problems, as the Cybertruck has now been recalled for the sixth time since production began late last year.
This time around, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a faulty inverter could “cause a loss of drive power to the wheels.” If that happens, the risk of a crash increases, which isn’t great when we’re talking about an 845-horsepower, 7,000-pound refrigerator on wheels. The good news is, the recall only affects 2,431 Cybertrucks built between November 6, 2023 and July 30, 2024, and only about one percent of affected trucks are expected to have the defect. On the other hand, the idea that there are probably 25 Cybertrucks out there that could randomly lose power isn’t exactly comforting.
Don’t worry, though. The Cybertruck has it covered. As the recall report states, “No warning occurs prior to the loss of propulsion. However, when the driver
loses the ability to apply torque, they will immediately receive a visual alert on
the user interface, with an instruction to safely pull over the vehicle to the side
of the road.” See? Nothing to worry about. If something bad happens, the driver will be told to pull over.
Also, while Tesla is reportedly aware of at least five warranty claims that may be related to the recall, it also told NHTSA it isn’t aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths that may have been caused by the faulty inverter killing power to the car.
