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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by edaemon »

jeffbee wrote: post #5

Rivian had to recall all of theirs for the same reason. Turns out a 3-ton car is hard to engineer.

I have a 2022 Rivian and I don't remember any recalls for brake rotors or wheels falling off. There was one about a year after they made the first R1T where they had forgotten to record the torque of a bolt for the upper control arm during assembly, but the recall just involved having the torque checked, they didn't have to replace anything. Is that the recall you're thinking of?

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by alexjplant »

vablings wrote: post #14
tusimi wrote: post #4

"All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled" 173...

The RWD model was only for sale briefly after launch. I don't know why you would ever want a pure RWD electric truck

With the weight of the batteries in back it might be fine. The issue with RWD trucks with traditional drivetrains is the lack of traction owing to all of the weight being over the non-drive wheels. Driving my F-150 in the snow or rain was always dicey because of this.

That being said I wouldn't touch a Tesla with a barge pole for reasons numerous.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by cmxch »

stephencanon wrote: post #6

What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to? Oh, very rigorous engineering standards. The wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start.

And they’ll probably just tow the recalled trucks outside the environment.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by garyfirestorm »

colechristensen wrote: post #17
stephencanon wrote: post #6

What sort of engineering standards are these Cybertrucks built to? Oh, very rigorous engineering standards. The wheels aren't supposed to fall off for a start.

It looks like they were designed by a disruptive startup unburdened by the history and experience of designing and building cars.

‘We threw the rule book out of the window’

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by neogodless »

vablings wrote: post #14
tusimi wrote: post #4

"All 173 of the RWD Cybertrucks sold by Tesla are being recalled" 173...

The RWD model was only for sale briefly after launch. I don't know why you would ever want a pure RWD electric truck

Wait until you find out how many gas and diesel powered trucks are RWD!

At least in the U.S. below a certain ~longitude~ latitude it's quite common.

Re: Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off

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Post by discors »

neogodless wrote: post #28
vablings wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The RWD model was only for sale briefly after launch. I don't know why you would ever want a pure RWD electric truck

Wait until you find out how many gas and diesel powered trucks are RWD! At least in the U.S. below a certain ~longitude~ latitude it's quite common.

    > neogodless:  At least in the U.S. below a certain longitude is quite common.
Latitude.
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