Tesla recalls 2,400 Cybertrucks for concerns related to drive inverter

By Finance News On Nov 14, 2024

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Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks over a potential issue with their drive inverters.

The driver inverters in the recalled Cybertrucks may contain a “fault” that could “cause a loss of drive power to the wheels,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said.

The agency said it could “increase the risk of a crash.”

It is the sixth recall for the model in about a year.

A Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla store in San Jose, California, on Nov. 28, 2023. ( David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

“No warning occurs prior to the loss of propulsion,” Tesla said on its website. “However, when the driver loses the ability to apply torque, they will immediately receive a visual alert on the user interface, with an instruction to safely pull over the vehicle to the side of the road and contact Tesla Roadside Assistance.”

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Tesla manufactured the recalled Cybertrucks over a nearly nine-month span between Nov. 6 of last year and July 30 this year. They “are or were equipped with metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET) in the drive inverter,” according to the recall report.

Tesla cars at a Tesla dealership on May 31, 2024 in Corte Madera, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images)

The problem with the driver inverter hasn’t caused any crashes, injuries or fatalities, Tesla said.

The electric vehicle maker will install a new drive inverter “equipped with a properly functioning MOSFET component” in recalled vehicles for free, according to the recall report. That service will become available around Dec. 9 and take about three hours to complete, Tesla said.

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Affected Cybertruck owners will get mailed notification of the recall in early January, according to NHTSA.