June 25 (Reuters) - Tesla is recalling 11,688
Cybertruck electric pickup trucks as a failure of the windshield
wiper could reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash,
the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
said.
The EV maker also is recalling 11,383 units of the pickup
truck as a trim in the trunk bed could have been improperly
attached, potentially becoming loose and creating a road hazard
for motorists behind, a separate notice from the NHTSA said.
The company recalled nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks in April to
fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get
lodged in the interior trim.
The recalls are the latest setback for the vehicle whose
mass production is expected to start next year. Tesla has also
yet to disclose how many trucks it has handed over to consumers
in its quarterly deliveries and production report.
It started delivering the Blade Runner-inspired truck in
November 2023 after years of delay and a difficult production
ramp-up that CEO Elon Musk described as Tesla digging its own
"grave".
"Excessive electrical current can cause the front windshield
wiper motor controller to fail," the auto safety regulator said
in a recall acknowledgement letter on Monday.
The company's service team will replace the wiper motor and
apply an adhesion promoter and pressure sensitive tape or
replace the missing trim free of charge for affected vehicles,
the letters said.
In the first quarter of this year, the EV maker had three
recalls affecting about 2.4 million vehicles, according to a
report by recall management firm BizzyCar.
The figure includes 2.2 million vehicles recalled in the
United States due to an incorrect font size on warning lights.
Though the latest issues cannot be fixed remotely, most
issues related to Tesla recalls are usually resolved through
over-the-air software updates.