This is the eighth recall the stainless-clad vehicle has collected in the mere two years it’s been on the road. But unlike many of its previous offenses, this is one of the first significant body repairs that can’t be addressed with a simple over-the-air update.

As of March 18, 2025, production vehicles have yet to be corrected, but Tesla expects to begin applying the remedy around March 21, 2025. Any trucks produced before the fix is implemented, but still sitting in Tesla’s possession, will be retrofitted before being delivered to customers.

Tesla is recalling substantially all units of the Cybertruck pickup over a defect that could cause a panel to fly off in traffic. Why it matters: The Cybertruck — which has been dogged by quality issues, causing several previous recalls — has been trumpeted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk as a reflection of the company's engineering prowess.