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Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks due to a possible problem with the drive inverter.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the driving inverters in the recalled Cybertrucks may contain a “defect” that could cause “loss of drive power to the wheels.” Ta.
The agency said it could “increase the risk of a crash.”
This is the sixth recall for this model in about a year.
A Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla store on November 28, 2023 in San Jose, California. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Tesla says on its website that it “will not issue a warning before loss of propulsion.” “However, if the driver loses the ability to apply torque, an immediate visual warning will appear on the user interface with instructions to pull the vehicle safely to the side of the road and contact Tesla Roadside Assistance. .”
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Tesla manufactured the Cybertruck subject to the recall over a period of nearly nine months, from November 6 of last year to July 30 of this year. These “drive inverters are equipped with or were equipped with metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs)” According to Recall report.
A Tesla car at a Tesla dealership on May 31, 2024 in Corte Madera, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Tesla says there have been no crashes, injuries or deaths due to problems with the driving inverter.
The electric vehicle manufacturer will install new drive inverters “with properly functioning MOSFET components” in the recalled vehicles free of charge, according to the recall report. Tesla says the service will be available starting around December 9th and will take about three hours to complete.
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NHTSA says affected Cybertruck owners will receive a recall notice in the mail in early January.
Tesla Cybertruck in Manhattan's East Village on Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital/Fox News)
The Cybertruck has been on sale since November last year.
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| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 322.87 | -7.37 |
-2.23% |
The company manufactured approximately 469,800 vehicles across a variety of models in the third quarter.
