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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off / All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.

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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off / All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.

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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
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All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.
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  • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    You mean, the front fell off. . ? Because that shouldn’t happen.

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      Ahhh a classic!

      edit: who the heck is modding this down!??

      https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM

  • Kokesh@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    All 173. So many?

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      17 hours ago

      That’s the most hilariously damning number of recalled anything I’ve ever seen in my life.

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      the wheels may fall off, the ai may be wrong, you may lose the bet. did anything ever sparkle, ever?

  • EndOfLine@lemmy.world
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    173

    • TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone
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      10 hours ago

      As I reply to this comment it has 174 upvotes, making this comment on Lemmy more popular than the RWD Cybertruck.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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      Yep ALL 173 cars sold!!
      There’s a reason the Cybertruck sales aren’t public.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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        That’s only the rear wheel drive ones. There are still plenty of other idiots who were dumb enough to put down even more money for the prior more expensive variants.

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          Of course it’s only the rear wheel drive ones, that’s what this is all about?!
          Still it’s lame to only sell 173 of a cheaper version, the sales on day 1 should have been higher than that.

          There are still plenty of other idiots who were dumb enough to put down even more money

          Not so much, sales of Cybertruck have been plummeting, already last year they dropped 48%. And this year will probably be worse.

          https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-sales-elon-musk/

          That 48% loss is allegedly the biggest drop of any EV in 2025. And that is despite Musk bought up Cybertrucks himself through SpaceX. Boosting sales by more than 1300 Cybertrucks in the 4th quarter alone!
          Meaning that Musk bought 20% of the Cybertrucks sold in Q4 2025 himself. 🤣 🤣 🤣

          https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-05-05/how-many-cybertrucks-has-tesla-sold-to-public-far-fewer-than-you-might-think

          • ouRKaoS@lemmy.today
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            The fact that they are selling any of those hideous looking, terrible vehicles is kind of impressive in a very sad way.

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              Yes it’s an all around horrible car, it’s kind of impressive it has stayed in the market for as long as it has. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it is discontinued soon.

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    It’s because they are screwed on, so after a certain amount of forwards driving, you’re meant to do a bit of reversing to screw them back up. TIs design didn’t work well in hindsight

    • JoeTheSane@lemmy.world
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      I lol’d

    • Doomsider@lemmy.world
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      Did you remember to drive your Cybercuck a couple of miles backwards so the wheels don’t fall off? - Superior engineers at the Nazi Car Factory.

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    that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

    • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
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      Maybe they can tow these trucks out of the environment

      • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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        Into another environment?

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          No no it’s been towed OUT OF the environment. It’s not in an environment.

          There is nothing out there except lithium batteries, stainless steel, and sea. And 173 Cybertrucks.

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            And fire. And parts of the car the wheels fell off.

            But there’s nothing else out there. It’s a complete void.

            Btw, can you book me a cab?

    • TwoDogsFighting@feddit.uk
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      Apparently it is, in this case.

      • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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        Sir, this is a Wendy’s Clarke and Dawe’s

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          Yes, that didn’t need explained.

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      There’s a minimum crew size.

      • hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
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        What’s the minimum crew?

        • dustycups@aussie.zone
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          Well, one I imagine.

    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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      No cardboard, for one

      • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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        Also glue. Wait, no, they do use that.

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    Is this why the Joker got away?

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      Hey!

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  • merdaverse@lemmy.zip
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    Cybertruck is so futuristic it doesn’t even have wheels!

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    I think you should leave steering wheel guy

    All I want is a good truck where the wheels don’t a fly off while you’re driving

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    Wheels might fall off? Is that a cartoon car?

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      Between Whompy Wheels and the steering wheel coming flying off, I’m like 50% sure the engineers are doing it on purpose.

      • [deleted]@piefed.world
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        JFC, has that ever happened to any other car brand?

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          The wheels thing? The initial model of Toyota/Subaru Bz4x/Solterra had that too

        • Andonyx@lemmy.world
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          Happened to my cousin in a Honda Prelude in the early 90s. But that car was pretty old and had a lot of miles by then.

  • MrNesser@lemmy.world
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    Lol 😂

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    Ah, The Toyota BZ4X strategy, I see Wheels = more weight = less range.

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    🤣🤣🤣

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    Yes, Elon is a dick. But this is hardly novel. Car recalls related to wheel assembly issues are pretty common e.g. Mercedes and Toyota and plenty of others. In this case Tesla identified this strain based issue in preproduction testing but failed to apply the eco to production due to a management error and then discovered it in audits and then issued the recall. No accidents or even any definitive customer issues occurred from this. So now the customers just have to go in to the dealer for a fix, which is a pain but they still end up going in for service way less than with any ice. Hate Tesla all you want, but don’t fabricate garbage engineering outrage.

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      Considering that every Cybertruck ever produced has been recalled, it’s fair to point out that it has been a short, troubled history for this platform.

      Also, 173 units is a devastating indictment, probably the wildest part of the article.

      • frongt@lemmy.zip
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        Each software update is a recall.

      • CannonFodder@lemmy.world
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        Most modern cars have a number recalls. My Kia telluride just had one about some bit of trim that might fall off and make a highway hazard. It’s not like they have to replace the whole car, it’s just a fix. I doubt there are many models that have zero recalls.
        173 is a bit crazy for a car production line, but not so surprising considering how ugly and useless the thing is.

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