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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off / All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.

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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off / All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.

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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago
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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
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All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled.
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    All 173. So many?

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      That’s the most hilariously damning number of recalled anything I’ve ever seen in my life.

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      the wheels may fall off, the ai may be wrong, you may lose the bet. did anything ever sparkle, ever?

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    You mean, the front fell off. . ? Because that shouldn’t happen.

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      Ahhh a classic!

      edit: who the heck is modding this down!??

      https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM

  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    Is this why the Joker got away?

    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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      Hey!

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    173

    • TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone
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      As I reply to this comment it has 174 upvotes, making this comment on Lemmy more popular than the RWD Cybertruck.

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      Yep ALL 173 cars sold!!
      There’s a reason the Cybertruck sales aren’t public.

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        That’s only the rear wheel drive ones. There are still plenty of other idiots who were dumb enough to put down even more money for the prior more expensive variants.

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          Of course it’s only the rear wheel drive ones, that’s what this is all about?!
          Still it’s lame to only sell 173 of a cheaper version, the sales on day 1 should have been higher than that.

          There are still plenty of other idiots who were dumb enough to put down even more money

          Not so much, sales of Cybertruck have been plummeting, already last year they dropped 48%. And this year will probably be worse.

          https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-sales-elon-musk/

          That 48% loss is allegedly the biggest drop of any EV in 2025. And that is despite Musk bought up Cybertrucks himself through SpaceX. Boosting sales by more than 1300 Cybertrucks in the 4th quarter alone!
          Meaning that Musk bought 20% of the Cybertrucks sold in Q4 2025 himself. 🤣 🤣 🤣

          https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-05-05/how-many-cybertrucks-has-tesla-sold-to-public-far-fewer-than-you-might-think

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            The fact that they are selling any of those hideous looking, terrible vehicles is kind of impressive in a very sad way.

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              Yes it’s an all around horrible car, it’s kind of impressive it has stayed in the market for as long as it has. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it is discontinued soon.

      • KatherinaReichelt@feddit.org
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        They are kind of public:

        Tesla sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in 2025, down from 38,965 the previous year, according to figures from Kelley Blue Book’s annual electric vehicle (EV) sales reports.

        https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-sales-elon-musk/

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          Yes kind of, but that’s not the same as being public, but a report based on 3rd party information.

          The official Tesla Cybertruck numbers are bunched together with Model S and Model X.
          Which is also why the very poor sales of the cheaper model is news.

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            Didn’t they also run some giant sales scam in Canada to fraudulently claim tax credits for fake EV sales? Where they were claiming dealerships were selling like 200 cars a day?

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              Yes indeed they did, and Tesla came under investigation and the tax deductions were withdrawn as fraudulent.
              I am not aware of the result of the investigation, but I bet Tesla would have advertised it if they were cleared.

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                i could be mistaken but wasn’t this one of several investigations into Musk owned companies which was halted after the inauguration?

                There were so many investigations against tech bros stopped in 2025, it’s hard to keep it all straight.

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                  There were allegedly investigations into Tesla in USA too, that were stopped by Trump and the Musk DOGE program.
                  But this has nothing to do with the obvious fraud they did in Canada.

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    that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point.

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      Maybe they can tow these trucks out of the environment

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        Into another environment?

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          No no it’s been towed OUT OF the environment. It’s not in an environment.

          There is nothing out there except lithium batteries, stainless steel, and sea. And 173 Cybertrucks.

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            And fire. And parts of the car the wheels fell off.

            But there’s nothing else out there. It’s a complete void.

            Btw, can you book me a cab?

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      Apparently it is, in this case.

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        Sir, this is a Wendy’s Clarke and Dawe’s

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          Yes, that didn’t need explained.

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      No cardboard, for one

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        Also glue. Wait, no, they do use that.

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      There’s a minimum crew size.

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        What’s the minimum crew?

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          Well, one I imagine.

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    It’s because they are screwed on, so after a certain amount of forwards driving, you’re meant to do a bit of reversing to screw them back up. TIs design didn’t work well in hindsight

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      Did you remember to drive your Cybercuck a couple of miles backwards so the wheels don’t fall off? - Superior engineers at the Nazi Car Factory.

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      I lol’d

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    Wheels might fall off? Is that a cartoon car?

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      Between Whompy Wheels and the steering wheel coming flying off, I’m like 50% sure the engineers are doing it on purpose.

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        JFC, has that ever happened to any other car brand?

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          The wheels thing? The initial model of Toyota/Subaru Bz4x/Solterra had that too

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          Happened to my cousin in a Honda Prelude in the early 90s. But that car was pretty old and had a lot of miles by then.

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    I think you should leave steering wheel guy

    All I want is a good truck where the wheels don’t a fly off while you’re driving

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    Cybertruck is so futuristic it doesn’t even have wheels!

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    Lol 😂

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    Ah, The Toyota BZ4X strategy, I see Wheels = more weight = less range.

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    🤣🤣🤣

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    lulz

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