Musk forced to halt all Cybertruck deliveries after metal parts are falling off Tesla's 'indestructible' vehicles

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been forced to halt deliveries of his 'indestructible' Cybertruck vehicles after a major safety concern.

Although Musk claims that the exterior of the car is 'bulletproof', Cybertruck owners have reported that metal panels have fallen off their vehicles, reports the Telegraph.

In some cases, metal parts have even flown at high speed while driving, putting other cars and road users at risk.

In posts on X and the Cybertruck Owners Club website, customers said Tesla agents had informed them that deliveries had been suspended pending an inspection.

Previously, Tesla was forced to recall thousands of Cybertrucks due to panels falling off while driving, but recent reports suggest the issue has not been resolved.

The current problem appears to primarily affect the “handprint,” a large piece of decorative trim that runs along the roof from front to back.

In an official complaint to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a Cybertruck owner wrote that this piece of trim came off after just a year of driving.

In their statement, the driver argued that this panel was 'strong and sharp enough to hit other cars' and presented a 'serious safety issue'.

In a number of social media posts, Cybertruck drivers have shown how the exterior panels of their vehicle are peeling away from the body.

As with the recent product recall, the problem appears to stem from the fact that the Cybertruck's decorative panels are glued, rather than attached with bolts or welding.

In a standard vehicle, most of the exterior panels would be part of a combined body and chassis.

However, in the Cybertruck, the cladding along with a number of other parts are simply attached to a plastic frame which is attached directly to the car.

After the launch, Musk talked up the benefits of this paintless, all-steel exterior as a way to make the car extremely resistant to damage and wear.

But now it appears that the adhesive used to secure the panels to the plastic is unable to withstand routine wear and tear.

In a second NHTSA complaint, a Cybertruck driver wrote: "Part of passenger's outerwear fell off while driving on the road, could have injured another driver." /Telegraph

Just GLUED on?? What a piece of junk! @Cybertruck here reminds me of how growing up as a child toys transitioned from having solid, well-made, screwed on pieces and parts into crudely glued together chunks of crude plastic and die cast pot metal.

Bad look, @You're here.REALLY bad. pic.twitter.com/3sjdfOPmAj

— Darth Continent (@DarthContinent) March 13, 2025