Tesla finds ‘cell-dent’ issues in Cybertrucks, starts replacing battery packs
- by Electrek
- Dec 20, 2024
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As we reported this week, Tesla has been stuck with a high number of Cybertrucks in inventory in the US and it is now taking actions, including converting Foundation Series Cybertrucks into regular ones and homologating over 800 inventory US Cybertrucks for the Canadian market.
Tesla’s service and collision centers are already overwhelmed by these modifications and other issues, like self-driving computer replacements in newer cars.
Therefore, the automaker is sending the Cybertrucks with those battery pack issues to Gigafactory Texas, or other locations that are not as busy.
Tesla hasn’t issued a service bulletin about the problem and it is unclear how many vehicles are affected by this “cell dent” problem.
However, Tesla has recently found another issue with the Cybertruck battery pack and released a service bulletin about it. Some trucks have the battery ancillary harness improperly installed.
The automaker wrote:
On certain Cybertruck vehicles, the HV battery ancillary harness may have been improperly routed, which might strain the harness branches and/or connectors between the High Voltage Controller (HVC) and Battery Management Boards (BMBs), potentially preventing HVC and BMB communication through one of the two harness branches.
If necessary, Tesla technicians are asked to inspect vehicles for symptoms and replace the harness on trucks coming into service if they have to.
Electrek’s Take
It sounds like Tesla is having a tough end-of-quarter/end-of-the-year. On top of the usual madness to try to deliver everything in inventory, the automaker is facing some serious issues with the new version of the HW4 computer and trying to get rid of Cybertruck inventory.
To address the latter, Tesla has to convert them to Canadian vehicles, non-Foundation Series, and now also replace some battery packs.
But Tesla needs to attempt to sell these trucks by the end of the quarter to make its financials look better for the end of the quarter.
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