However, both incidents come as Tesla has been quietly recalling Cybertruck batteries since September due to defects that could lead to them exploding. Owners of the futuristic EV have reported Tesla staff contacting them about potentially faulty battery packs in their vehicles, asking them to bringing them to the closest dealer. Firefighters were called to a Tesla store in Georgia this week when a Cybetruck burst into flames while parked in the outside lot The explosion outside of Donald Trump 's Las Vegas hotel on January 1 was intentional Matt Albers claimed to receive a text message in September about the recall, leaving him without his Cybertruck for more than two weeks while engineers waited for a new battery pack. He posted the notice on Facebook to ask if other owners had a similar experience. Another owner had a similar experience in December when they took their vehicle to the garage to have the side mirror replaced. 'I submitted a service request to have [the mirror] replaced. Within two minutes, Tesla approved the request, but the estimate included that they were also replacing the high-voltage battery,' the owner wrote on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.