Tesla Recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks over Cant Rail Issue

On Thursday, Tesla announced a recall of all Cybertrucks in the United States produced between November 13, 2023, and February 27, 2025, citing faulty exterior trim panels affixed to the vehicle on either side of the windshield. 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has warned that the stainless steel pieces, called cant rails, could detach during normal use of the vehicle, causing a hazard. The recall applies to more than 46,000 Cybertrucks and is the eighth recall for the EV since customer deliveries began a little over 14 months ago.

Incidents involving the faulty trim began being reported on Tesla forums, and earlier this month Tesla issued a containment hold on the vehicle, essentially freezing delivery to customers of any further Cybertrucks in order to investigate the issue. On March 18, the company filed a Safety Recall Report with the NHTSA and described the issue:

“The Cybertruck is equipped with a cosmetic applique along the exterior of the vehicle, known as a cant rail, which is an assembly comprised of an electrocoated steel stamping joined to a stainless steel panel with structural adhesive. The cant rail assembly is affixed to the vehicle with fasteners. On affected vehicles, the cant rail stainless steel panel may delaminate at the adhesive joint, which may cause the panel to separate from the vehicle.” The report further states that a “delaminated cant rail panel may create a detectable noise inside the cabin. Separately, the customer may observe the cant rail panel coming loose or separating from the vehicle.”

In the report, Tesla states it first became aware of the potential for this issue on January 7, 2025, and began investigating. Tesla has identified 151 Cybertruck warranty claims related to this issue—1% of all Cybertrucks produced to date—and has pinpointed the cant rail’s adhesive as the culprit, stating it will reapply the trim pieces using a different adhesive that is “not prone to environmental embrittlement.” As of today, all Cybertrucks in production will also benefit from the updated adhesive. 

Tesla claims it “is not aware of any collisions, fatalities, or injuries that are or may be related to the condition.”