Musk has been troubled a lot lately, with factory deliveries blocked, global layoffs, declining sales, stock prices "falling", and now even his high-profile Cybertruck model has recently fallen into the center of public opinion.
According to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the design of the 2024 Tesla Cybertruck is flawed in that when a lot of force is applied to the pad that covers the accelerator pedal, the pad can unlock and potentially get stuck in the interior of the driver's foot pit. If the accelerator pedal gets stuck, the vehicle will continue to accelerate, which undoubtedly poses a serious safety hazard.
For this reason, Tesla announced the recall of 3,878 new vehicles, which is almost all the Cybertruck currently produced by Tesla, which has not yet been marketed in China, and is only sold in the United States, and is still in the production capacity ramp-up stage. According to the officially announced recall, the company will replace or rework the accelerator pedal assembly and cover to prevent the pedal from falling off in the future. In addition, Tesla also made changes to the Cybertruck's related parts by April 17, equipped with a new accelerator pedal to ensure that the problem is no longer present in the newly rolled off the assembly line. Tesla also said that the Cybertruck has problems but has not yet delivered a new car and will be repaired before it is delivered to customers.
The defect wasn't discovered by Tesla itself, and before the recall was officially announced, a Cybertruck owner posted a video on social media showing the pedal cover falling off. The video quickly went viral on social media and garnered a lot of attention from the public.
As Tesla's latest product, the Cybertruck is very popular with its sci-fi appearance and powerful power data, and it is claimed that there are more than two million orders waiting to be delivered. However, due to the fact that it is only produced in the United States, the current production capacity is very slow, although the real car can be displayed in China, but it can not be officially delivered, according to Musk, it will take at least 12-18 months to reach 250,000 annual output, and the delivery in China is slow, which may be a good thing at present, after all, the probability of various small problems in the early stage of the new product launch is very high, and it is wise not to be a "guinea pig".
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The Tesla Cybertruck recall reminds us that even the most advanced technology products are not immune to the risk of safety hazards. As a manufacturer, it is your responsibility to carry out strict quality control of your products and take prompt action when problems are discovered. As consumers, while we pay attention to the appearance, performance and practicality of products, safety issues can not be ignored, blind pursuit of new products, ignoring market verification and word of mouth, often bring unexpected risks to themselves. (The car has a culture Uncle Wen/Wen)