Tesla Recalls Cheaper Cybertruck: Wheels Want to Go Their Own Way

Tesla is back in the headlines, and this time it's not about space launches or Elon's tweets. The company has announced a recall of the cheaper version of the Cybertruck because the wheels... well, they just decided they don't want to be part of the truck anymore. Literally.

The issue is that the wheels can fall off while driving. Imagine cruising in your futuristic "cyber truck" when suddenly one wheel decides to pursue an independent life. It's like your laptop deciding the keyboard is redundant and spitting it out mid-deadline.

The recall affects the rear-wheel-drive model, which was marketed as more affordable. Apparently, cost-cutting went to the wrong parts. Marketing promised an "indestructible" truck, but engineers apparently read it as "budget wheels." Developers, sound familiar? When the boss says "make it cheap," and you spend a month fixing bugs in production.

Tesla has promised to replace the problematic parts for free. At least you don't have to buy a new truck to fix the old one. Still, the bitter taste remains, especially for those who managed to drive a few miles and noticed the car pulling to one side.

METABYTE studio comment: At METABYTE, we also encounter bugs we'd love to call "features." But our projects' wheels are always firmly attached — we check CI/CD before every deploy so nothing falls off at the worst moment.