Tesla has recently suspended deliveries and recalled all Cybertruck electric pickup trucks. A popular online video showed that the rubber pad of the Cybertruck accelerator pedal may fall off and get stuck on the interior trim panel, causing acceleration. The pedal is stuck and cannot be released.
Today, a video at the Tesla event in California and Tesla official documents confirmed that they will use rivets to strengthen the pedal pads to solve the above problems. The video shows the specific operation process.
The video shows the implementation process of this solution, which looks very simple. Some netizens nicknamed it “35-second recall repair”. However, it should be noted that this video omits the step of installing the drill mold.
Tesla workers drill holes in the pedals to established specifications and use rivets to secure the pedal pads to prevent them from falling off due to “unapproved changes” during the manufacturing process that caused the pedal pads to be slipperier than intended.
It is noticed that the service bulletin issued by Tesla mentioned that the repair plan also includes some other necessary steps, such as measuring “the distance between the bottom of the aluminum accelerator pedal pad and the bottom of the pedal back plate” before starting work. . If the distance between the two is 5 mm or more, the entire pedal assembly will need to be replaced.
Once the repairs are complete, workers will also need to use mirrors to inspect the work and clean up any debris left behind from the repairs.
Although this solution seems simple and crude, it is necessary to ensure the safety of the vehicle. It is unclear whether Tesla will provide a permanent solution to replace this rivet fixation solution.
