In a regulatory filing this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the electric automaker reported that a stainless-steel exterior trim panel, otherwise known as a "cant ...

Tesla is recalling the cars because of the risk of a stainless-steel exterior trim panel detaching from the vehicle, causing a potential road hazard and raising the chances of a crash, it said.

The problem in question involves the cant rail, a stainless-steel trim panel that stretches from the base of the windshield to the rear door, running along the roof arch above the windows.

Tesla recalled the Cybertruck six times in the US within a year of launching the pickup in November 2023. One of those earlier safety campaigns, in June of last year, pertained to trim pieces along ...