Tesla Cybertruck deliveries stalled as trim takes flight

Abstract

Some Tesla Cybertruck deliveries are on a containment maintain whereas the corporate addresses a difficulty with the truck’s cantrail.
The cantrail is the trim piece above the Cybertruck’s door. Buyer complaints have stated it is glued on.
It is unclear how lengthy the containment maintain will final, and when affected clients will get their vehicles delivered.

The Cybertruck has had a tough begin to 2025. Gross sales aren’t as excessive as anticipated, persons are throwing eggs at them and spray-painting crude photos and feedback on them, and a few persons are even replacing Tesla logos on their vehicles with different manufacturers.

To make issues worse, as Tesla stock plummets, the Cybertruck faces a brand new subject. In accordance with Electrek, deliveries of the Cybertruck are reportedly presently on maintain whereas the corporate addresses an issue involving part of its trim detaching and “flying off” the car.

It is unclear how lengthy the maintain will final on the automobiles, nevertheless it might take a few weeks for Tesla to handle the difficulty.

Tesla Cybertruck

The Tesla Cybertruck is the corporate’s first truck-style electrical car, and it incorporates a distinctive and futuristic chassis, an all-wheel drive, and extra.

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The difficulty is with the truck’s cantrail

Prospects are listening to about delays from Tesla service reps

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Tesla service representatives have reached out to impacted clients to inform them concerning the containment maintain on their truck. If you happen to’re not acquainted, a containment maintain is a step taken by an automaker to resolve a top quality concern or defect earlier than delivering a car to a buyer.

Electrek did share a screenshot of a direct message dialog between an affected buyer and a Tesla customer support consultant, who advised them the difficulty needed to do with the truck’s cantrail. The cantrail is an ornamental trim protecting the roof ledge above the door. For a automotive that is presupposed to be “bulletproof,” it is spectacular that the trim of the car above the door can simply be “flying off.” Based mostly on customer complaints, it could possibly be as a result of the trim is glued on — wild.

This is not the primary time the Cybertruck has had points with its trim. At this charge, it may not be the final time, both. There are tons of movies posted on-line about individuals with the ability to peel the trim proper off their automotive. In 2024, Tesla recalled over 11,000 Cybertrucks resulting from points with the trim detaching. That is fairly tough, contemplating that Tesla solely bought an estimated 40,000 Cybertrucks final yr.

Prospects who’ve had their Cybertruck deliveries placed on maintain due to the difficulty have but to be advised when to anticipate supply. The YouTube video beneath gives detailed perception into the issue with the cantrail trim on Cybertrucks and is value testing.