Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again • Hacker News Board

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by chrisco255 » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:35 PM UTC

danans wrote: post #11

ilamont wrote: post #3

The issue stems from the primer applied before gluing the optional light bar to the windshield (no fasteners are used in the attachment of the light bar). Is that typical in the industry, parts or components being glued onto an exterior surface instead of fastened?

Its even stranger because presumably the light requires a wire for power, so using an adhesive doesn't allow them to avoid making at least 1 hole in the roof. Perhaps it's about minimizing the installation cost at the dealership. The irony is that you'd imagine that an off-road roof mounted light would be something that you should be able to tighten when you are ... off-road. I guess field serviceability isn't a desi…

Cybertrucks already come with a 48V 400W auxiliary power connection under the applique strip on the right side of the roof, so there was no need to make a hole in the roof.

There just isn't a lot of options other than adhesive for installing a light bar considering the windshield consumes all of the forward facing real estate (as the roof slopes back from the apex).

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by iso1631 » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:37 PM UTC

jordanb wrote: post #25

ModernMech wrote: post #14

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That's because Musk personally oversaw the design of the Cybertruck and likely rejected all pleas to make sensible decisions. Musk did not design the other models. Just like how SpaceX and Tesla and Twitter seem like they have three different CEOs; the degree of their competency is inversely proportional to the amount of day-to-day feedback Musk has into their operations.

He was happy enough to be able to spell s3xy with those cars. Maybe they could have come up with something extremely juvenile for him to do while they designed a rivian

Call it a model 69 and be done

Or maybe model 6/7 would be better for him nowadays

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by Retric » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:38 PM UTC

kakacik wrote: post #31

estearum wrote: post #20

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Musk's superpower is cult-building. His fatal flaw is that he has no idea that is his superpower.

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The benchmark for good management is higher than “often delivers.”

I have no issue calling Musk a wildly successful businessman as he has made several great investments including getting companies off the ground, however his track record for actually running things is questionable. Was ‘taking Tesla over from its founders’ a good idea or not is different than ‘was investing in Tesla’ a good idea. Financially it definitely allowed him to extract more money from the company so it’s a good business decision, but as far as actually running things I don’t know.

The Roadster v2 is a no show and the Cybertruck is a failure, the 3 on the other hand is successful but part of the initial pitch for the company. The minimally innovative model Y is arguably his biggest success as a manager. Even the charging network Telsa’s biggest strategic advantage has become deprioritized. Boring, X, and Tesla Solar have clearly been mismanaged. Neuralink is a long way from delivering anything viable as a company.

The parts of SpaceX he’s seemingly ignoring are doing way better than the bits under his focus. Starlink is doing well and he definitely had a hand on that so that’s something significant.

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by WanderPanda » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:38 PM UTC

gbhdrew wrote: post #68

The least of its problems IMO, when the Cybertruck looks like it was designed to inflict maximum harm to pedestrians in a crash. The fact that such an obviously destructive design is legal on public roads should be setting off alarm bells at the USDOT and NHTSA.

Mechanically sure, but I still feel way safer when a Tesla (of any kind) is approaching me as a pedestrian or bicyclist than any other vehicle (except maybe Waymo) because I know they will alert the driver and brake if necessary. Any other car, especially older trucks, I'm quite afraid of, based on experience.

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by chrisco255 » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:38 PM UTC

danans wrote: post #94

bluGill wrote: post #50

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The off road community has been complaining about "off road" vehicles that are not suitable for off road use for decades. Most off "road vehicles" are you can drive it around the house to your backyard if it isn't too muddy/steep. Anyone who really goes off road is looking for a lot of features that are hard to find in a production vehicle. (which is why they often modify production vehicles). A true off road vehicle…

> Anyone who really goes off road is looking for a lot of features that are hard to find in a production vehicle. (which is why they often modify production vehicles). Perhaps this is something that Slate can solve better than Tesla. https://www.slate.auto

Besides being all hype and no production at this particular juncture, the design of the Slate is not geared towards offroading at all.

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by mlinhares » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:39 PM UTC

jordanb wrote: post #28

estearum wrote: post #20

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Musk's superpower is cult-building. His fatal flaw is that he has no idea that is his superpower.

His cult is a very specific type of person. The general public finds him repulsive as demonstrated by his time in government. He's a cult leader with surprisingly horrible political instincts

That's a requirement, part of being in a cult is being rejected by "outsiders" so that you think you have no other options other than staying in the cult.

Classic abusive behavior.

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by billy99k » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

Now check how many recalls there are with companies like Ford. Recalls are pretty much standard in the vehicle industry.

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by chrisco255 » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:41 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #30

etchalon wrote: post #5

What a stupid car.

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Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by SoftTalker » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:42 PM UTC

tejohnso wrote: post #92

emptybits wrote: post #74

I dodged a bullet. I bought into the original heavy stainless steel exoskeleton concept, which they never delivered on. So they had my deposit. Then it took me a year and a half (!!) to get my deposit back from time of request, a dozen documented follow-ups on phone, email, and in-person at the stealership. Tesla’s excuse: While they were happy to take a Canadian’s money with fully refundable deposit terms, they had…

What part of the stainless exoskeleton did they not deliver on? https://www.tesla.com/learn/superior-durability-cybertruck-h... I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if promises weren't kept or expectations not met. This is the same company that has a product called Full Self Driving that cannot fully self drive.

Was the concept as hideously ugly as the actual design? I still don't understand how people can drive those things in public.

Re: Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again

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Post by tick_tock_tick » Thu, Nov 13, 2025, 5:42 PM UTC

realo wrote: post #81

chrisco255 wrote: post #72

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BYDs are never coming to the American market.

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I'm not sure if the USA will allow them in Canada either. Pushing back against China is one of the few things both parties agree with right now.