Recall: exterior trim / body panel detaching issue (46,096 Cybertrucks affected)

[Floridaman]

Update: Here's the official recall notice:

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25V170-9407.PDF

Original post:

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/tesla-cybertruck-recall/2025/03/20/id/1203594/

Newsmax just reported that Tesla is going to be ready recalling over 46k cybertrucks..

Tesla to Recall Over 46,000 Cybertrucks Over Exterior Panel Issue

March 20, 2025

Tesla said on Thursday it is recalling 46,096 Cybertruck vehicles in the U.S. over an exterior panel that can detach while driving, after more than six call-backs for the pickups last year.

Tesla is recalling the vehicles over issues of the cant rail — a stainless-steel exterior trim panel — delaminating and detaching from the vehicle, it said.

As a remedy, Tesla service will replace the rail assembly free of charge.

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[Gigahorse]

Not fixable with an over the air update, but the body panels need addressed, delivery hold on some now so just like the brake pedal the panels will likely need fixed at a service center.

 

[bigmoose70]

RIP my wrap

 

[Gigahorse]

Silver lining maybe, I think with a recall they have to disclose the total number of vehicles, this might give us a pretty accurate number on how many CTs have been delivered. Estimates of 30-50k would make 46,000 pretty close.

 

[mongo]

Silver lining maybe, I think with a recall they have to disclose the total number of vehicles, this might give us a pretty accurate number on how many CTs have been delivered. Estimates of 30-50k would make 46,000 pretty close.

Recall count is vehicles produced, but yeah accurate data point.

 

[SCTesla]

Silver lining maybe, I think with a recall they have to disclose the total number of vehicles, this might give us a pretty accurate number on how many CTs have been delivered. Estimates of 30-50k would make 46,000 pretty close.

The recall would be all trucks manufactured to include those not sold.

 

[SCTesla]

Recall count is vehicles produced, but yeah accurate data point.

Beat me to it.

 

[SlegMD]

RIP Dubai CTs

 

[deftguru]

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/tesla-cybertruck-recall/2025/03/20/id/1203594/

Newsmax just reported that Tesla is going to be ready recalling over 46k cybertrucks..

That article was published about 2hrs ago. How did you become aware so quick? What journalist writes barely a paragraph for public consumption? The cant rail was an issue one year ago as one user reported. I have not received an official email from Tesla on this. Can you share your recent notification on this recall?

 

[ChiTownCT]

That article was published about 2hrs ago. How did you become aware so quick? What journalist writes barely a paragraph for public consumption? The cant rail was an issue one year ago as one user reported. I have not received an official email from Tesla on this. Can you share your recent notification on this recall?

I had an appointment for the Flex Harness and the Cantrail was added to my appointment.. Now my passanger side was done about a month ago, so apparently they want to do Drivers side this upcoming monday.

 

[SCTesla]

That article was published about 2hrs ago. How did you become aware so quick? What journalist writes barely a paragraph for public consumption? The cant rail was an issue one year ago as one user reported. I have not received an official email from Tesla on this. Can you share your recent notification on this recall?

Its reported by every news source. The original source is Tesla as they filed this with the NHTSA.

 

[rtfitch]

Which panel is allegedly affected? Being that we still have not received our light bar after a July delivery I find it difficult to believe that any recall would be quickly implemented.

And yes, this would have devastating effects for all of us who have wrapped our trucks.

 

[SCTesla]

Which panel is allegedly affected? Being that we still have not received our light bar after a July delivery I find it difficult to believe that any recall would be quickly implemented.

And yes, this would have devastating effects for all of us who have wrapped our trucks.

It's the cantrails.

 

[mongo]

The cant rail was an issue one year ago as one user reported.

That was a different issue (loose nut) not adhesive failure.

 

[Mini2nut]

The recall population includes all Model Year (“MY”) 2024 and 2025 Cybertruck vehicles manufactured from November 13, 2023, to February 27, 2025.

The company confirmed that it added up 46,096 Cybertrucks, which represent all Cybertrucks in the US.

Tesla describes the exact issue with the cantrail trim falling off the vehicle:

The Cybertruck is equipped with a cosmetic applique along the exterior of the vehicle, known as the cant rail, which is an assembly comprised of an electrocoated steel stamping joined to a stainless steel panel with structural adhesive. The cant rail assembly is affixed to the vehicle with fasteners. On affected vehicles, the cant rail stainless steel panel may delaminate at the adhesive joint, which may cause the panel to separate from the vehicle.

The remedy involves replacing the cant rail assembly with “one that meets durability testing requirements.”

The difference with the old trim is that the new one will have a better adhesive assembly and “a stud welded to the stainless panel with a nut clamping the steel panel to the vehicle structure.”

In the recall notice, Tesla said it hadn’t implemented the remedy to vehicles in production yet, but it plans to “on or around March 21, 2025.”

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