2026 Tesla Cybertruck: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2026 Tesla Cybertruck. The newest campaign is 26V255000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Apr 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Rotor. NHTSA has 8 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V255000, in the NHTSA record
Tesla Service will replace the front and rear brake rotors, hubs, and lug nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2026. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-26-33-003.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 63,792 units in total.
26V255000Received . 173 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Rotor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Cybertruck vehicles equipped with 18-inch steel wheels. The brake rotor stud holes may crack and allow the stud to separate from the wheel hub.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Wheel stud separation can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tesla Service will replace the front and rear brake rotors, hubs, and lug nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2026. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-26-33-003.
Report filed by Tesla, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SB-26-33-003. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V699000Received . 63,619 units.
Exterior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Cybertruck vehicles operating software prior to 2025.38.3. The vehicle controller software may cause the front parking lights to be too bright and exceed the maximum light output, adversely affecting the vision of other drivers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Parking lights that are too bright can reduce visibility of oncoming drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-00-008.
Report filed by Tesla, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SB-25-00-008. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
8 complaints, 15 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Steering | 3 |
| Unknown or Other | 2 |
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Lane Departure | 2 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 18 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA26002 | Engineering analysis | FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions | Electrical System / Adas | 18 Mar 2026 | Open | |
| PE25012 | Preliminary evaluation | Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving ("FSD") is engaged | Electrical System / Adas | 7 Oct 2025 | Open |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2026 Tesla CybertruckThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2026 Tesla Cybertruck: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/tesla/cybertruck/2026/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Tesla, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2026 Tesla Cybertruck?
- 63,792 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Tesla Cybertruck have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Tesla Cybertruck, model years 2024 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2026 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2026 Tesla Cybertruck name most often?
- Steering: 3 of 15 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2026 Tesla Cybertruck open?
- 2 investigations have no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.