NHTSA Official Accelerator Pedal Recall Notice - "Unintended Acceleration from Trapped Pedal" -- All 3,878 shipped Cybertrucks recalled

[CarMan ElecTruck]

That’s a very interesting approach to ‘Limited Edition’

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[HaulingAss]

I’m happy they caught this of course but man, my loan check and all this just sitting 4 miles from where I sleep without my being able to have it is brutal as hell LOL

No offense, I totally get the desire to get your own Cybertruck as soon as possible, but there are plenty of Americans that wish their problems were as "brutal" as yours!

Just trying to add a little perspective.

 

[loganthefrst]

No offense, I totally get the desire to get your own Cybertruck as soon as possible, but there are plenty of Americans that wish their problems were as "brutal" as yours!

Just trying to add a little perspective.

thank you for your constructive post.

 

[heems]

The part came from Canada but was it assembled and installed in Texas? Not trying to troll Tesla either… legitimate assumption if indeed the problem originated during that part of the installation process.

Huh ? You probably think the floor mats are “assembled” by Tesla. Yeah they buy the fiber and then have a weave machine in Texas. The accelerator is one unit. Yes Tesla attaches the whole accelerator assembly (cover, pedal, etc.) in the car on their assembly line.

 

[djobleezy]

Huh ? You probably think the floor mats are “assembled” by Tesla. Yeah they buy the fiber and then have a weave machine in Texas. The accelerator is one unit. Yes Tesla attaches the whole accelerator assembly (cover, pedal, etc.) in the car on their assembly line.

Hey I’ve only seen videos of the factory floor from Munro walkthroughs but honestly never really thought to deeply about which parts are assembled where. I assumed that the pedal parts were put together in Texas which is my mistake. Truth is: up until this announcement we didn’t really know shit.

 

[Robert Don]

Great to see the numbers were posted. If accurate looks like about 50% have reported their deposit and only 10% report receipt of the vehicle. Very rounded estimates but interesting if that number 3600+ recalls is correct.

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

How many units is/was the ‘limited edition’ FS supposed to be…?

'N' (as in, a variable defined by the manufacturer and not you)

 

[HaulingAss]

Did you even read the official recall document? This is a supplier provided part - out of Canada. The supplier performed an unapproved change. Quit trolling Tesla.

And that is probably why Tesla so readily agreed to the change - it will likely be on the supplier's dime.

 

[Zane Edwards]

Excellent information. Hoping there is a quick and effective fix to clear up the backlog of cybertrucks so they can get to me at some point soon.....June 2020 order UGH!

 

[ke6jph]

I posted this in the other thread….
For those interested, I suggest that you look up the NHTSA campaign #19V814000.
This is for a 2019-2020 Silverado.
Heading for the campaign reads “Fire after Seat Belt Pretensioner Deployment “.
The same vague language in the body exists for a repair-similar to the Tesla accelerator pedal.
The remedy for the repair listed in the NHTSA document is “Dealers will install a feature that will close off the opening in the pretensioner bracket so that exhaust gasses vent away from carpet material as designed.”
The “fix” is listed in the service bulletin issued to the dealership.
The revised version of N192270600 listed……
Aluminum foil tape-with listed specs- and a pop rivet (to “close off the opening in the bracket”.
Granted the customer does not see the repair as it is hidden under the carpet but the point is until the actual service repair documentation from Tesla to the service center is shown here we do not know if a 10 cent rivet is the fix…..
Even if it is, it would have to satisfy the NHTSA.
I could care less if a rivet is at the bottom of my accelerator pedal……
As a retired shop foreman for a General Motors dealership, many of the “repairs“ to “fix” a safety related item were a “band aid” on a gunshot wound-In my opinion……..

 

[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

I checked my accelerator pedal and it's firmly attached.

So I am pleased with the MSM, the administration -- and the Canadians too.

Meanwhile, Tesla quality controls and customer service still suck.

So I guess I am in for the long haul on my Tesla stocks before it sees the light of day.

Elon not shutting up is not helping too.

 

[GuyV]

Did you read the recall? It is not a bad design, if was an altered process without engineering review. That is still a problem and will hopefully be addressed systemically rather than individually, but it isn't a "defective design."

I'm not buying that. Glue/friction attached stuff falls off all the time. There are any number of reasons part condition or manufacturing environment could cause failure in use over the vehicle lifetime but that wouldn't be detected during inspection. That is not acceptable in a safety-critical assembly.

 

[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

I'm not buying that. Glue/friction attached stuff falls off all the time. There are any number of reasons part condition or manufacturing environment could cause failure in use over the vehicle lifetime but that wouldn't be detected during inspection. That is not acceptable in a safety-critical assembly.

I am not sure Elon sleeping on the factory floor is helping.

 

[mrbulk]

“Tesla said it first received a notice of one of these accelerator pedal incidents from a customer on March 31, and then a second one on April 3. After performing a series of tests, it decided on April 12 to issue a recall after determining that an “[a]n unapproved change introduced lubricant (soap) to aid in the component assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal,” and that “[r]esidual lubricant reduced the retention of the pad to the pedal.””

Finally a formal explanation… thank you for sharing!

As kids we used dish soap to squeeze new rubber handles onto the ends of our bike handlebars. But it was thinned out with water so no slippage when dry. I wonder what soap Tesla used and was it thin enoughso the pedal would not let go after drying?

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