- Deliveries of the Tesla Cybertruck began almost a year ago.
- Now, the angular electric pickup is being recalled for the sixth time.
- The problem is that a component of the drive inverter might fail, leading to a loss of propulsion.
Deliveries of the Tesla Cybertruck started nearly a year ago. Now that the dust has somewhat settled–people will still point at you if you drive a Cybertruck, as all of the InsideEVs writers who tried one found out–it’s time for a new reality check.
The $80,000+ electric truck is now being recalled for the sixth time this year. This time, a fault in the drive inverter may cause it to stop producing torque, leading to a loss of propulsion, which can be dangerous and increase the risk of a collision.
In total, 2,431 Cybertrucks manufactured between November 6, 2023, and July 30, 2024, are affected by this recall, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration. There’s no warning before propulsion is lost, but the car will alert the driver to pull over safely on the side of the road after the fact.
Tesla will replace the faulty inverters free of charge at their service centers. The affected vehicles are equipped with inverters from the part number family 1802305 but are limited to units containing a MOSFET part number 530063-2A-B. The new drive inverters will be equipped with properly functioning MOSFETs.
The automaker started investigating the issue after it received a customer complaint of a sudden loss of propulsion on a 2024 Cybertruck that happened on July 31, 2024. In October, Tesla identified an increased rate of failure for a certain batch of drive inverters and decided to voluntarily recall the affected vehicles.
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Tesla said it has identified five warranty claims that may be related to this issue. However, it is not aware of any collisions, fatalities or injuries related to a faulty drive inverter.
This is the sixth time the Tesla Cybertruck has been recalled since deliveries began in November last year. Previously, the controversial electric pickup was recalled for an improperly attached trunk bed trim that could detach, a front windshield wiper motor that could fail, unintended acceleration from a trapped throttle pedal and two other software-related issues that were sorted with over-the-air updates.
