Tesla is recalling all Cybertruck vehicles it built through February 27.
Without putting too fine a point on it, Tesla’s had a rough few weeks. We’re specifically covering a new Cybertruck recall here, though, as the company did just launch a new campaign to fix an exterior trim issue with virtually all trucks it’s built to-date. Some 46,096 examples of the Tesla Cybertruck are covered under this new recall for the cant rail — the cosmetic applique that runs along the roof line on each side of the truck coming off. (See the long, flat and thin pieces that run up the windshield, then back down from the triangular point above the doors to the bed area? It’s those.)
The stainless steel panels use adhesive to join up with the rest of the cant rail assembly. According to what Tesla told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), that sealant may not be strong enough. As a result, the panels can actually come unglued and fall off or, if it happens at speed, fly off and create a serious road hazard for other road users.
The company says, “A delaminated cant rail panel may create a noise inside the cabin. Separately, the customer may observe the cant rail panel coming loose or separating from the vehicle.” It says it began investigating the problem in early January, though its own engineering study apparently couldn’t replicate the issue, somehow. “On February 6, 2026, the engineering study, which included an inspection and pull test, resulted in no detections of separation, it said.” Nevertheless, field complaints came in about these panels separating and Tesla sent out an owner questionnaire as well as combed through its social media to find examples of cant rail panels falling off.
On March 11, it made the determination to issue the voluntary recall (NHTSA recall no. 25V-170; Tesla recall SB-25-10-001). As of March 14, the automaker says its identified 151 warranty claims related to the condition, but is not aware of any accidents, injuries or fatalities occurring as a result of the cant rail panels separating.
What’s Tesla’s solution?
To fix the issue, Tesla says it will fit new cant rail assemblies to the Cybertruck, free of charge. The new part supposedly uses a better structural adhesive “not prone to environmental embrittlement” to join the panels to the rest of the assembly. Beyond that, though, this new part also uses a stud welded to the stainless steel panel, as well as a nut clamping the steel panel to the rest of the body.
And if you read that thinking, shouldn’t Tesla have done that from the start?”, we had a similar response to its efforts to fix stuck accelerator pedals in an earlier recall.
As of March 18, Tesla hasn’t corrected the problem in production. So, while the recall only covers Cybertrucks built between November 13, 2023 and February 27, 2025, the campaign could expand to cover units built in March, too. The company says it will begin incorporating the fix on its production line “on or around March 21”. It will retrofit the new and improved cant rail assembly to trucks still in its possession before they reach customers.
While its service centers are already aware of the problem, Tesla tells the NHTSA it won’t officially notify customers until May 19, 2025. There’s typically a lag between an automaker telling the agency about a recall and actually notifying consumers (due in part to the automaker needing to source replacement parts), but all the company’s stores do know about the issue as of Thursday, March 20.
