Tesla was ordered to recall every single Cybertruck that has been handed over to a customer due to an accelerator pedal that can stick in place when pressed down.
The cause of the defect was the use of “soap” as a lubricant.
“An unapproved change introduced lubricant (soap) to aid in the component assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal. Residual lubricant reduced the retention of the pad to the pedal,” the U.S. National Highway Safety Traffic Administration wrote in the recall document.
The NHTSA issued the order on Wednesday.
“The recall population includes all Model Year (“MY”) 2024 Cybertruck vehicles manufactured from November 13, 2023, to April 4, 2024,” the agency said in a statement.
The recall documents indicate that, “when high force is applied to the pad on the accelerator pedal, the pad may dislodge, which may cause the pedal to become trapped in the interior trim above the pedal.”
The nation’s safety regulator said that workers at Tesla’s factory near Austin, Texas, improperly used the soap to aid in the component assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal. The agency did not specify, however, what brand soap was used.
The recall comes on the heels of news that the beleaguered automaker will lay off 10% of its global workforce – some 14,000 employees – which comes amidst a slowdown in demand for electric vehicles.
In a memorandum to employees, the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, attributed the move to a need for “cost reductions and increasing productivity.”
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