Update: Aero Wheel Cover Recall reason = making contact with tire sidewall, wearing down rubber

[Shygar]

What a mess. I think this production ramp is going to end up being slower than we anticipate. This will no doubt get sorted out but for it to take 2 months? Which means all the hundreds or a few thousands of trucks that get made between now and then will have the same issue? Yikes.

I just picked mine up yesterday and it didn't come with hubcaps. I'm not worried, I'll get them eventually.

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[Maaz]

Until Tesla reaches out to me officially I’m not removing my aero caps. If tires are damaged by the time they let me know of a potential recall, then they can buy me new ones.

 

[rizvend]

Does it accomplish the same reduction in wind drag?

 

[scottf200]

I just picked mine up yesterday and it didn't come with hubcaps. I'm not worried, I'll get them eventually.

Can you do a favor and see if your VIN works on both these recall sites. You don't have to show any output just if it worked OK.
https://service.tesla.com/en-US/vin-recall-search
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

 

[happy intruder]

UPDATED 2/1/24 WITH EXPLANATION / REASON FOR RECALL:

Original post:

Well - another issue just popped up. I was delivered my CT on the 24th without covers. No explanation other than they would be sending a tech to install the caps on the 1st.

Tomorrow is the 1st and I just received another message that they won’t be delivering becuase they are investigating all the covers and they won’t be delivering the caps until March.

this sounds a bit like nightmare you can’t make up. I get they are only the finish wheel hubs, but seems insane.

Anyone else having this issue?

this should have been caught at acceptance checks for prototype prior to approving the final design......but they probably did not consider it, or a hurry to get things done attitude prevailed and it was one of those things the could remedy after production release.....I dont know about you, but I would be pissed if I was asked to take a vehicle with missing parts/bad parts that have to be left off and later installed

 

[CyberGus]

Production is hard.

Re-production requires hardness.

 

[Shygar]

@ConcreteTilt Thanks for the reporting and information. Ignore the haters

I stopped by Dublin the other day and they still have a backlog of trucks waiting to be delivered. This information makes sense. Otherwise I have no idea why they have been holding on to trucks for weeks.

I just got mine from Dublin yesterday without wheel covers.

 

[Shygar]

Can you do a favor and see if your VIN works on both these recall sites. You don't have to show any output just if it worked OK.
https://service.tesla.com/en-US/vin-recall-search
https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

Funny thing is both sites say my VIN is invalid, but that's what's on my car.

 

[Shygar]

Until Tesla reaches out to me officially I’m not removing my aero caps. If tires are damaged by the time they let me know of a potential recall, then they can buy me new ones.

Unless you get a flat from it I don't see them replacing the tires for you.

 

[scottf200]

Funny thing is both sites say my VIN is invalid, but that's what's on my car.

Thanks much for checking!

 

[valleyCPAP]

Couldn't they line up the cover with the sidewall groove a little better haha

 

[LonelyCTfan]

Correct

Thank you all! I just bought one of the last 2 sets of counter covers available on Amazon.

 

[ÆCIII]

All the more reason for me to get the CyberHex wheels, which I was planning to do anyway:

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- ÆCIII

 

[cybertruckgg]

Watching the video, has anyone commented on the fact it looks like the rim has chips / damage at the top of each spoke? Is that from the aero covers? I'm kind of shocked he didn't mention that at all, or at least show if it's dirty vs chipped.

Edit- added pictures

 

[wtibbit]

UPDATED 2/1/24 WITH EXPLANATION / REASON FOR RECALL:

Original post:

Well - another issue just popped up…they won’t be delivering the caps until March.

this sounds a bit like nightmare you can’t make up. I get they are only the finish wheel hubs, but seems insane.

Anyone else having this issue?

I’m pretty sure I could make up a far, far worse nightmare than this. Also, I’d label this situation “mildly annoying” as opposed to “insane”.

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