And that's 3 recalls for Tesla Cybertruck in as many months

Tesla has issued two more physical Cybertruck recalls, bringing the total number of hardware issues the electric-car maker has had to fix on the troubled vehicle to three in as many months. This latest pair of recalls quietly appeared on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) website last week, and are …

[BartyFartsLast]

FTFY

"but no less embarrassing considering all the other trim-related malfunctions that have cropped up in the half a year the ̶E̶d̶s̶e̶l̶ ̶C̶y̶b̶e̶r̶t̶r̶u̶c̶k̶ Homer has been available."

You're welcome.

[sarusa]

Elmo Kwalitee

I am amused that there is finally a car out there with even worse build quality than the Tesla Model 3. ... Aaaaand, it's also a Tesla, you kept the prize!

[CountCadaver]

Re: Elmo Kwalitee

Maybe musk should have bought the autovaz facility that built the lada riva or the rover Longbridge plant.....build quality might actually improve....

[Strahd Ivarius]

Re: Elmo Kwalitee

I expect that if a Cybertruck goes against a Trabant, the Trabant will win...

[PBuon]

On this basis, I’m going to ban all Cybertucks from my company car park and force drivers to park in an underground car park across the road.

[The commentard formerly known as Mister_C]

best check the gradient of the exit ramp isn't too steep or you'll end up with a grotto full.

[Michael Wojcik]

That's OK; it's the best place for 'em.

[Groo The Wanderer]

But, but, bulletproof! *LMAO*

[Badgerfruit]

A faulty wiper? I didn't think this thing was supposed to get wet in the first place???

[Anonymous Coward]

Difficult to keep them dry when so many people are pissing themselves laughing at the Musktards who bought them

[Anonymous Coward]

If only the owners had kept the cling film on, so it stayed Show Room Fresh, they wouldn't be having these sorts of problems.

It is a the fault of the User, really.

[Geoffrey W]

Musk exists in South California where rain is scarce; Between smoking cannabis and arguing on twitter he tends to forget about rain, especially in other bits of the world which aren't important anyway, so who needs wipers?

[Anonymous Coward]

I other news, Lucas ltd (Birmingham UK) [1] announced that it was "delighted with our partnership with this iconic electric horseless carriage manufacturer." Further stating that "There are few companies in today's world who are as aligned with our core values and expertise as Tesla"

[1] Lucas Wiper Motor: "A small lever is provided to allow the device to be operated by hand..."

[Admiral Grace Hopper]

As my father used to call the company - Joe Lucas, Prince of Darkness.

(When the electrics fail on your 1950s motorbike it will still run as long as the magneto spins, but the lights won't light)

[CrazyOldCatMan]

(When the electrics fail on your 1950s motorbike it will still run as long as the magneto spins, but the lights won't light)

That happened on my 1980's Honda C70 - all three of my older brothers had had it and it was in a fairly sorry state.. I could choose lights of a running engine, not both.

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Early Land Rover series and others of the era had Lucas FW2 and similar type of electric wiper motors. These too had levers...

https://revised.be/lucas-fw2-wiper-motors-a-before-and-after-story/

[Dan 55]

"The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update." - Musk

Let's see how an OTA update fixes windscreen wipers and a car which is falling apart at the seams.

No? "Recall" it is then.

[John Robson]

Re: "The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update." - Musk

Wow - you really have a bee in your bonnet.

This is pretty clearly a recall.

But is it a recall when there is no recall?

[Dan 55]

Re: "The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update." - Musk

Yes. It's just Musk arguing semantics to try and claim there is nothing really wrong when in fact the recall in December was a software defect which affected over 2 million cars putting their drivers at risk.

[John Robson]

Re: "The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update." - Musk

Drivers are always at risk, the vast majority of that risk comes from drivers.

[John Robson]

Re: "The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update." - Musk

I can't actually figure out what the "December" recall was, unless it was the "Drivers cause risk by not paying attention", which is the fundamental issue with basically every road traffic incident.

[DuncanLarge]

Re: "The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update." - Musk

Maybe get your glasses checked and re-read the post?

[PB90210]

Re: "The terminology is outdated & inaccurate. This is a tiny over-the-air software update." - Musk

The OTA update monitors the local weather report and diverts the vehicle to the nearest underground carpark or underpass at the merest hint of a possible rain drop

[Chloe Cresswell]

It is scary when you compare it to the safety recall for my car: "The rear child lock instructions in the manual are incorrect and are documented as the reverse of actual function" recall is to have a sticker put into the manual to correct the typo.

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

My Subaru got recalled for a faulty driver side airbag - then recalled a couple of years later to replace the replacement.

Then a separate replacement for the passenger side airbag - this wasn't urgent since the mitigation was: don't use passenger seat.

[spold]

Unfortunately for them

...it never rains but it pours

[CowHorseFrog]

Its a good thing the media made a hero out of musk in the past. Cult personalities never go wrong.

[Howard Sway]

It's not a Recall

The trucks are just coming in for their "regular monthly service".

I like how bits are held together with double sided sticky tape. Conjures up a vision of the truck being made from empty cereal boxes and washing up liquid bottles for Brits like me of a certain age.

[BartyFartsLast]

Re: It's not a Recall

Coat hangers and tinsel.

[el_oscuro]

Re: It's not a Recall

Seriously, I have made some pretty ghetto repairs to my cars interior, but have never resorted to double sided tape. At least I use the correct tape, duck tape.

[Like a badger]

Re: It's not a Recall

Good quality double sided tape is routinely used by most manufacturers for some aspects of trim fitment, I don't see any big deal if it's of the correct standard, and the use is correct. Of course, you'd need a very special grade of tape to secure a load liner for a redneckmobile that'll be out all day in the sun.

[CrazyOldCatMan]

Re: It's not a Recall

At least I use the correct tape, duck tape

There's a reason why there's a roll of duct tape in the glove box of the Morris Minor..

[Strahd Ivarius]

Re: It's not a Recall

Peasant!

You should use swan tape!

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: It's not a Recall

made from empty cereal boxes

You're a Morris Marina owner and I claim my 5 bucks.

[Snapper]

Re: It's not a Recall

I notice you don't state what you have liked to use the Valerie Singleton for.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: It's not a Recall

"And here's one we didn't finish making earlier...."

[NXM]

Re: It's not a Recall

Val's knicker elastic and a loo roll holder

[Michael Wojcik]

Re: It's not a Recall

Anyone who watches Just Rolled In knows the correct answer is expanding adhesive foam. Possibly with an empty beer can as a guide.

[Leedos]

JOB OPENING: USI - Validation and Testing - Overcurrent division

Job Description:

Step 1. Twist load and input voltage knobs until magic smoke is released from widget in test.

Step 2. Document input and load values.

Step 3. Replace damaged widget with new widget.

Step 3. Repeat step 1 at a lower loads and input voltages to see if magic smoke is released.

Step 4. No smoke? Pass!

Some days are more fun than others.

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Re: JOB OPENING: USI - Validation and Testing - Overcurrent division

Is this the same as the Calvin's dad method for deciding safe bridge loads ?

[Michael Wojcik]

Re: JOB OPENING: USI - Validation and Testing - Overcurrent division

One of my favorites. "Then they weigh the last truck and rebuild the bridge."

[Anonymous Coward]

POS

Is a POS

In other NEWS…

[/\/\j17]

Are the windscreen wiper a "critical part of a vehicle's safety features"?

On a Cybertruck at least. I mean isn't the advice not to drive them in the rain as it damages the bodywork and no rain/no need of wipers!

[charlieboywoof]

Appalling

build quality

[Anonymous Coward]

Incel Camino, when Silicon Valley builds a car

It's funny how much of Silicon Valley you can see in Tesla, despite Musk cosplaying as a Texan nowadays.

Tesla displays so many typical Silicon Valley modus operandi:

• Fake it till you make it
• We have no experience in this sector and that's why we believe we are best positioned to disrupt it
• Over promise, under deliver
• Prioritizing the C-suite and investors over customers and treating the latter as marks in a con-game
• Spending a fortune on hiring highly talented people to do the actual work but the CEO is the only one allowed to take the credit.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Incel Camino, when Silicon Valley builds a car

As opposed to the traditional approach where the Fuhrer starts a pyramid scheme to fund building a car, you steal the design from the Jewish engineer, get promoted to SS major, use slave labor to build them and then half a century later you lie about emissions.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Incel Camino, when Silicon Valley builds a car

You are describing Tesla, aren't you?

[Jedit]

"Tesla said it wasn't aware of any injuries or deaths"

Well, nobody whose accelerator pedal stuck to the floor has yet contacted customer services, anyway.

[Irongut]

The real news is...

Somehow Tesla sold 11,688 of this ugly boondoggle that fails at everything from being a truck to driving off-road.

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Re: The real news is...

Only 11,688? Surely America isn't running out of rich idiots.

Gentleman we cannot let a rich idiot gap develop

[Barking mad]

Styling

I finally understand the design. It's the box a model S comes in.

(Is it just me or do they always seem to be dirty?)

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Re: Styling

You've heard of "where there's muck there's brass"?

Well now "where there's Tesla stainless steel, there's stains"