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The
EV maker also is recalling 11,383 units of the pickup truck as a
trim in the trunk bed could have been improperly attached,
potentially becoming loose and creating a road hazard for
motorists behind, a separate notice from the NHTSA said.
The company recalled nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks in April to fix an
accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged in
the interior trim.
The recalls are the latest setback for the vehicle whose mass
production is expected to start next year. Tesla has also yet to
disclose how many trucks it has handed over to consumers in its
quarterly deliveries and production report.
It started delivering the Blade Runner-inspired truck in
November 2023 after years of delay and a difficult production
ramp-up that CEO Elon Musk described as Tesla digging its own
"grave".
"Excessive electrical current can cause the front windshield
wiper motor controller to fail," the auto safety regulator said
in a recall acknowledgement letter on Monday.
The company's service team will replace the wiper motor and
apply an adhesion promoter and pressure sensitive tape or
replace the missing trim free of charge for affected vehicles,
the letters said.
In the first quarter of this year, the EV maker had three
recalls affecting about 2.4 million vehicles, according to a
report by recall management firm BizzyCar.
The figure includes 2.2 million vehicles recalled in the United
States due to an incorrect font size on warning lights.
Though the latest issues cannot be fixed remotely, most issues
related to Tesla recalls are usually resolved through
over-the-air software updates.
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema
and Mrigank Dhaniwala)
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