--- title: "Tesla’s Cybertruck Just Can’t Stop Getting Recalled Over and Over Again" description: "Over 27,000 Tesla Cybertrucks are being recalled due to a glitch causing the rearview camera view to be delayed, a glaring safety oversight." date: "2024-10-03" modified: "2024-10-03" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-cybertruck-recall-reverse-camera" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "cybertruck" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla’s Cybertruck Just Can’t Stop Getting Recalled Over and Over Again ![Over 27,000 Tesla Cybertrucks are being recalled due to a glitch causing the rearview camera view to be delayed, a glaring safety oversight.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## In Retrospect Over 27,000 Cybertrucks are being recalled due to a glitch causing the rearview camera view to be delayed, a glaring safety oversight that could result in crashes. As [*Reuters* reports](), it's the biggest Cybertruck recall to date and the [fifth in less than a year](). In April, the brutalist pickup was recalled due to a [disastrous issue]() with accelerator pedals getting stuck in the down position. In June, more than 11,000 trucks were recalled over trim pieces that can fly off while on the road and windshield wipers that [aren't beefy enough](). In short, Tesla's controversial truck appears to be a massive, 6,600-pound safety hazard on wheels — and seemingly can't stop being recalled since going on sale in November. ## Lagging Mirrors According to Tesla's filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the latest bug causes the rearview camera view to only show up after a two-second delay after putting the vehicle in reverse. The bug could also cause the display to go blank for up to eight seconds after shifting into reverse. US federal safety standards require a boot-up time of less than two seconds, as [*Bloomberg* reports](). The EV maker claims that all Cybertrucks currently being produced have already received a fix in the form of a software update. It's nonetheless yet another incident highlighting Tesla's ongoing difficulties in ensuring the safety of its highly divisive truck. Most recently, a small number of Cybertruck owners [received]() an over-the-air software update enabling a "Supervised" version of Tesla's controversial "Full Self-Driving" software. As a [video shared over the weekend demonstrated](), the software is far from ready for prime time, causing a Cybertruck to turn into the median strip of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. **More on the Cybertruck:** *[Cybertruck Gets FSD, Tries to Drive Onto Median in the Middle of Sunset Boulevard]()* ## 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]()