Tesla has announced a recall of 2,431 of its 2024 Cybertruck electric pickups due to a drive inverter defect, marking its sixth recall effort this year. The recall, which affects vehicles produced between November 6, 2023, and July 30, 2024, highlights a potential fault that can cause the drive inverter to stop producing torque, effectively leading to a loss of propulsion. This failure could result in an increased risk of collisions.
In a statement, Tesla emphasized, “If the inverter stops producing torque, the driver loses the ability to apply torque to the vehicle using the accelerator pedal, resulting in a loss of propulsion, which may increase the risk of a collision.” As of now, Tesla has reported no accidents, injuries, or fatalities related to the issue.
The company is offering free drive inverter replacements for affected customers, with estimated repairs taking approximately three hours to complete.
This recall comes on the heels of another recall effort earlier this year involving 2024 Cybertruck models manufactured between November 13, 2023, and September 14, 2024. That recall was due to low voltage hardware issues that impaired the speed of the rearview camera, compromising driver visibility.
Tesla’s recall efforts in 2024 have also included the June recall of nearly two million vehicles to address software problems, as well as concerns over improperly manufactured gears in electric parking brakes installed on certain Model S and Model X vehicles built between February and October 2016.
The company is urging Tesla owners to visit their website to check if their vehicle is affected by any active recalls.
