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Cybertruck Off-Road Lights Keep Falling Off… As the Glue Holding Them to the Windshield Fails (fuelarc.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We’re seeing another sticky situation develop, the same day Tesla recalled 46,096 Cybertrucks to stop them from falling apart because the stainless steel panels are held on with the wrong glue.

This time, it’s the Cybertruck’s off-road light bar that’s flinging itself off at highway speeds. Incredibly, the light bar is also glued in place, so we are wondering if there isn’t another recall coming down the pipe.

Here is one driver whose Cyberbeast tossed his light bar at highway speeds.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Apparently it’s not a legal modification for the manufacturer or a dealership to do, so the customer has to finish the install. They also put blackout tape over the light, with strict instructions for Tesla employees not to remove

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

That's my assumption, that it's some legal dodge. Like "we didn't wire that light, so if you get in trouble for it, technically, you modded your Cybertruck, because we installed an inert lump of plastic and not an off-roading light. YOU installed an off-roading light." That sort of deal.

The strange thing, all the other manufacturers do ship pre-wired offroad lights. There's just something about the Cybertruck one that isn't up to regulatory standard, I'm thinking.