2024 Tesla Cybertruck service-installed light bar may detach from windshield
Tesla is recalling certain 2024 Cybertrucks with service-installed light bars that may detach due to incorrect primer used during installation. A detached light bar could fall and create a road hazard.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This recall addresses a risk-of-harm product where an exterior component may detach and create a road hazard. While the source text does not report any injuries or deaths, the potential for a falling object to cause crashes qualifies this as a high-severity safety concern.
Plain-English summary
Tesla, Inc. is recalling approximately 6,197 certain 2024 Cybertruck vehicles equipped with a service-installed off-road light bar accessory. An incorrect surface primer may have been used to attach the light bar to the windshield, causing it to loosen and potentially detach.
A detached light bar may fall from the vehicle, creating a road hazard for other vehicles and increasing the risk of a crash.
Owners of affected vehicles have been notified by mail. Tesla will inspect the light bar and install an additional mechanical attachment or replace the light bar as necessary, free of charge. Owners can contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752 for questions. Tesla's reference number for this recall is SB-25-90-001.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2024 TESLA CYBERTRUCK
- Brand
- TESLA
- Manufacturer
- Tesla, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Exterior Lighting
- Hazard
- light-bar-detachment
- road-hazard
- Affected units
- 6,197
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- CYBERTRUCK
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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