Tesla Cybertruck Gets Double-Whammy Recalls for Windshield Wiper and Trim Piece Detachment

Chris Teague
by Chris Teague

The Tesla Cybertruck has been in the wild for less than a year, but there is no shortage of people taking to the internet to showcase their new vehicle’s imperfections. Many have reported loose or detaching trim pieces, and some have complained that the truck’s massive single windshield wiper doesn’t work properly. Those issues have become significant enough for Tesla to issue two recalls for a bed-related trim piece and wiper motor.


The bed trim piece recall involves 11,383 trucks built since May 26, while the wiper recall includes 11,688 trucks built since June 6. Tesla said the cosmetic applique on the exterior of the bed “may become loose or separate from the vehicle.”

The automaker will repair or replace the piece, known as a sail applique, as part of the recall fix.

Tesla’s other recall relates to a problem with the front wiper motor, which can malfunction due to “electrical overstress to the gate driver component.”

The company stopped deliveries to remedy this issue and said it had worked with its suppliers to identify the problem and replace faulty wiper motors.


It’s easy and generally acceptable to poke fun at Tesla for its ongoing quality issues, but we should at least be celebrating the fact that the automaker has turned to official recall channels to solve these problems. For a long time, Tesla eschewed formal recalls in favor of software updates, but physical fixes like these can’t be swept away with an over-the-air update.

[Images: Tesla]


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Chris Teague
Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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  • Akear Akear 4 days ago

    Ford has just recalled 500,00 F-150s for transmission issues, and we are talking about a relatively small Tesla recall. Let's get things into proportion.

    • EBFlex EBFlex 4 days ago

      You realize TTAC has a story about the Ford recall right?


  • ToolGuy ToolGuy 3 days ago

    Sail applique...

  • TheMrFreeze JD Power's surveys mean nothing to me. We live in an age where we have unprecedented access to actual, relevant data, and by that I mean working mechanics who see all of these cars up close and are willing to share what's good and what's crap. The wife drives a Fiat 500...had I listened to JD Power or Consumer Reports or whatnot we never would have bought one, but more than one mechanic I talked to said they were pretty reliable cars. Bought one, guess what...it's been reliable.
  • Akear Mary Barra has little or no feel for the market. This is yet another reason why GM will perform better when she retires. Barra's track record at GM is about as good as Biden debate performance last week.
  • Peter Nissan should hire someone to explain basic economics to their Board of Directors.
  • Jeff China now has the manufacturing capacity to produce 1/3 of the World's vehicles but under the current geopolitical environment this will not happen. As someone above stated all bets are off if China invades Taiwan. What many don't understand is that China plans for the long term and can wait it out till the geopolitical environment becomes less hostile toward China. I am not endorsing Chinese trade just stating that China is preparing for the future.
  • 3-On-The-Tree Im glad it was fixed in time that would’ve been a huge pain and inconvenience to you if it had broke. My 2009 C6 Corvette LS3 has been great with no recalls. My 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 actually had a recall for the gas tank and seat belt warning stickers about 10 years go and Toyota fixed it, got a new tank, fuel lines and stickers.
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