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Tesla Cybertruck recalled for the seventh time


The Tesla Cybertruck is being recalled once more, this time as a result of its tire stress monitoring system (TPMS) gentle could not keep on, stopping drivers from seeing warnings of low tire stress.

This recall consists of not solely the 2024 Cybertruck but additionally 2017-2025 Tesla Mannequin 3 sedans and 2020-2025 Tesla Mannequin Y crossovers, for a whole of 694,304 automobiles. A software program replace pushed to those automobiles inadvertently reset the TPMS warning gentle in order that it doesn’t reappear after the automotive is cycled off and again on agin, in line with the NHTSA.

Tesla Cybertruck

Driving with improperly inflated tires will increase the danger of a crash, which is why TPMS is federally mandated. Federal Motor Automobile Security Customary (FMVSS) quantity 138 requires that TPMS warning lights keep illuminated at any time when the car is on till the tire-pressure difficulty that triggers them is corrected.

Tesla estimates that all recalled automobiles have that is difficulty, and is conscious of 76 associated guarantee claims. Nevertheless, the automaker will not be conscious of any collisions, accidents, or fatalities linked to this difficulty.

Tesla Cybertruck

Tesla Cybertruck

Tesla launched an over-the-air replace to appropriate this difficulty round Nov. 12, so homeowners do not must take their automobiles to service facilities for recall work. The automaker may also observe up with proprietor notification letters, that are attributable to be mailed Feb. 15, 2025. Homeowners also can contact Tesla customer support at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla’s reference quantity for this recall is SB-24-00-018.

That is the seventh recall of the Cybertruck since deliveries started, and never all have concerned software program fixes. The final recall, for lack of drive energy, required substitute of inverters within the affected vehicles. Different recollects have addressed busted windshield wiper motors, accelerator pedals that turned “trapped” by trim items, and rearview cameras with picture delay points.

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