Tesla Recalls Cybertruck Due to Unintended Acceleration Risk

Tesla issued a recall for 3,878 Cybertrucks this week due to an accelerator issue that can cause the truck to speed up unintentionally.

The automaker says that pressing hard on the accelerator can cause the pedal pad to come off and leave the pedal itself trapped in the surrounding interior trim. Cybertrucks manufactured from November 13, 2023, to April 4, 2024, are involved in the recall.

The root cause of the issue can be traced back to a simple ingredient: soap. According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an “unapproved change introduced lubricant (soap) to aid in the component assembly of the pad onto the accelerator pedal. Residual lubricant reduced the retention of the pad to the pedal.”