Tesla Cybertruck recall hits more than 2,000 owners, who must bring vehicles

Owners of certain Tesla Cybertrucks will have to visit the repair shop after Tesla issued a recall affecting 2,400 of the electric vehicles over possible sudden loss of power to the wheels.

At issue is a transistor in some trucks built between Nov. 6, 2023 and July 30. Failure of the component could lead to a non-responsive accelerator pedal and “loss of propulsion, which may increase the risk of a collision,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall report said.

The propulsion loss could occur without warning, the report said, adding that if it does happen, drivers will receive an alert on the vehicle screen telling them to “safely pull over the vehicle to the side of the road.”

The problem came to light after a customer complained about a 2024 Cybertruck’s sudden loss of propulsion in late July, and the company has identified five warranty claims that may be related to the defect, the traffic safety administration said. Tesla was not aware of any collisions, fatalities or injuries resulting from the problem, the agency said.

Tesla, according to the agency, will replace, for free, the drive inverter containing the transistor. Affected owners are to be notified by mail in early January.

It’s the sixth recall for the electric pickup truck, a super-speedy, eye-catching stainless-steel behemoth first delivered to customers in November. While many updates to Tesla vehicles are fixed via software updates not requiring a visit to a repair shop, the transistor issue, like three of the other recalls, requires an on-site fix.

Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Cybertruck recalls.

In January, the Cybertruck was subject to a recall affecting millions of Tesla vehicles over small type on instrument-panel warning displays that the safety agency said could increase risk of a crash. That issue was to be solved via software update.