Tesla, the electric car company owned by Elon Musk, has recalled thousands of its new Cybertrucks over safety concerns.
It is because their accelerator pedals currently risk getting trapped by the interior trim, increasing the possibility of crashes.
The BBC recently spoke to a whistleblower at the company who had raised concerns over the safety of pedals of previous Tesla models.
Tesla has been contacted for comment.
The recall affects 3,878 Cybertrucks, which cost roughly $61,000 (£48,320), made between November 2023 and April 2024.
“A trapped accelerator pedal can cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash,” the US Department of Transportation wrote in a notification of the recall.
That’s more than Ford F150 lighting sold in the same starting period back in 2022,and its more than GM sold of the Silverado EV that started months earlier.
Ramps aren’t linear and start slow.
Ramps gonna start real slow with a recall
The stop sale is already over.
The F150 EV is not exactly a success.
I mean in the grand scheme of things you’re right, but clearly the CyberTruck is doing better than the non fugly trucks in the same time frame.
It’ll be awhile longer though before we actually know how it’s going to do.