Tesla recalls over 27,000 Cybertrucks over laggy reverse cameras

Tesla issued a recall notice for the Cybertruck due to faulty software causing a slow-to-display rear camera feed. It’s the fifth recall for the polarizing electric truck since Tesla started customer deliveries last November. Other recalls have involved faulty wipers, loose trim, and jammed accelerator pedals.

According to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration’s report, the recall applies to over 27,000 Cybertrucks “manufactured between November 13th, 2023 and September 14th, 2024,” which applies to essentially every Cybertruck ever made.

Tesla Cybertrucks running version 2024.32.5.2 or later may have a condition where the reverse camera feed “may appear blank for up to 6 to 8 seconds” if the customer tries to back up before the vehicle completes a shutdown and boot-up process. Federal regulations require reverse camera feeds to appear within two seconds.

Tesla made the voluntary recall after investigating and testing for the condition in September and is issuing a free over-the-air software update to fix the problem. Although no crashes or injuries were reported from this issue, trucks and big SUVs already have poor visibility, which has a tendency to put pedestrians in danger.