Every Cybertruck built between November 13, 2023 and February 27, 2025 — 46,096 trucks, essentially the entire production run to date — carried a stainless-steel cant rail trim panel bonded to the body with adhesive alone.
The adhesive joint could fail in service, delaminating until the panel separated from a moving vehicle. Drivers reported hearing a noise before the strip came loose, or seeing it hanging off in the mirror; NHTSA opened the recall on the risk it created for following traffic.
Tesla's fix, filed March 20, 2025, swaps in a redesigned joint — a welded stud and clamping nut backing up a more heat-resistant adhesive — and replaces the panel free at any service center. No crashes or injuries were confirmed, but the number recalled was the number built.
Tesla recalled all 46,096 Cybertrucks built to date, replacing the adhesive-only joint with a welded stud and clamping nut backing up a more heat-resistant adhesive.
A cosmetic steel panel held on by adhesive alone could delaminate and detach from a moving vehicle, creating a road hazard for traffic behind it
All 46,096 Cybertrucks built between Nov 2023 and Feb 2025 were recalled — essentially the full production run to that date
The fix adds mechanical fasteners (a welded stud and clamping nut) the original design relied on adhesive to avoid
Adhesive can beat fasteners in a lab and still lose to years of road heat and flex. One bonding method, no mechanical backup, turned a choice about one panel into a recall on every truck built.
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