--- title: "Tesla Hit With Massive Cybertruck Recall After Giant Pieces Kept Flying Off" description: "Tesla's Cybertruck has been hit with an eighth recall — because a giant piece of metal that was simply glued to the exterior kept flying off." date: "2025-03-20" modified: "2025-03-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/tesla-cybertruck-recall-piece-flying-off" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "elon musk" - "tesla" --- # Tesla Hit With Massive Cybertruck Recall After Giant Pieces Kept Flying Off ![Tesla's Cybertruck has been hit with an eighth recall — because a giant piece of metal that was simply glued to the exterior kept flying off.]() *\Image: Reid Tomasko\* After becoming a massive [target of ridicule and vandalism](), Tesla's Cybertruck has been hit with an *eighth* recall — because a giant piece of metal that was simply glued to the exterior kept flying off. In total, 46,000 trucks that have been sold since the car went on sale in November 2023 are affected by the recall, according to a [filing]() with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As [*Reuters* reports](), it's likely the vast majority of the trucks on the road — and unlike some of Tesla's recalls, which can be fixed via a software update, this one is going to require every single truck to come into a service center. The news comes after owners [were told over the last week]() that there was a "containment hold" on all deliveries. Previous recalls have involved windshield wipers that [struggled to travel across]() the truck's monstrous windshield, a trim piece that [trapped the accelerator]() in the downward position, and a faulty inverter that turned the truck [into a massive, 6,600-pound brick](). For [many weeks now](), owners have [rung the alarm bells](), warning that the cantrail, a body panel that stretches across most of the Cybertruck's exterior roof ledge, could fly off at any time thanks to shoddy workmanship and glue that doesn't hold up, especially in colder temperatures. According to the NHTSA's filing, the "structural adhesive" that joins the panel to the car can get "delaminated," which "could create a road hazard for following motorists and increase their risk of injury or a collision." "The recalled component uses only a structural adhesive to join the assembly," the regulator noted. "This structural adhesive has been found to be susceptible to environmental embrittlement." It's yet another damning sign that the construction of Tesla's purportedly "bulletproof" truck, which was [once described]() as an "armored personnel carrier from the future" by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, leaves a lot to be desired. It's an especially unfortunate reality for Tesla, considering the Cybertruck has [turned into a political lightning rod]() and the target of [widespread vandalism]() thanks to Musk's bizarre and boorish behavior. And judging by the [financial trouble Tesla now finds itself in](), it seems like it's not just the Cybertruck's glue that's coming undone — the company is seemingly coming apart at the seams as well. [Sales are in freefall](), and share values are tanking, as investors are [growing furious with Musk](). The latest recall was unsurprisingly met with plenty of gleeful derision on social media. "I've always wanted a car with a roof that flies off for no reason, but doors that don't come off while you're burning alive inside it," *The Onion* CEO Ben Collins joked in a [post on Bluesky](). "My dreams have come true." **More on the Cybertruck:** *[Tesla Reportedly Stops Cybertruck Deliveries Because a Massive Part Keeps Flying Off]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()