Tesla Recalls Cybertrucks Due to Failure of Structural Adhesive

Tesla voluntarily issued a recall of its Tesla Cybertrucks last week in a report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The report cites failure of a structural adhesive used to assemble the vehicles as the cause of the recall, which results in a trim panel detaching from the vehicle, causing a potential road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash. In what is the eighth recall issued for the Cybertruck, the company recalled all 46,096 of the EVs.  

The Cybertruck features a cosmetic applique on its exterior called the cant rail, which consists of an electrocoated steel stamping bonded to a stainless steel panel with structural adhesive. The stainless steel panel of the cant rail has been shown to delaminate at the adhesive joint, which can cause the panel to detach from the vehicle. If the panel should detach while driving, it would create a hazard for motorists following the vehicle and could cause injury or a collision.