Nearly 4,000 Tesla cybertrucks are recalled after only five months on the market by a federal automotive security agency due to a defective accelerator pedal that can increase the risk of accidents, the company announced on Friday.
The highly anticipated release of Elon Musk's electric steel electric steel pickup started last year in November, Four years after being revealed In the middle of a large fanfare and a sloppy demonstration of its windows resistant to the breakers.
Tesla has agreed to repair an accelerator cushion on trucks which, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, can be stuck.
When a high force is applied to the cushion on the accelerator pedal, the cushion can dislodge or lose, which makes the pedal trap in the interior garnish, according to the Road safety agency report.
Tesla was informed for the first time of the number on March 31.
The recall includes the microphones manufactured from November 13, 2023 to April 2024.
Tesla will replace or rework the accelerator pedal at no cost for the customer.
As of April 15, the report indicates that Tesla is not aware of any collision, injury or death relating to the problem.
Just a day before, Tiktok user Jose Martinez Published a video that has become viral by sharing his experience with his cybertruck and demonstrating how the pedal on the vehicle has remained stuck. Martinez said that in the video he led when the pedal had remained stuck and “held the accelerator pedal at 100%”. He said he had hit the brakes and put the car in the park.
This is the last setback for Tesla. Musk recently announced Tesla would dismiss more than 10% of her world workforce, Two executives left and the car Sales decrease.
Times contacted Tesla to comment but did not receive an answer before the publication.
