Feb 4, 2025

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I noticed a few days ago that the boomerang upper window trim on the drivers side seemed to stick out a hair at the front lip. I checked it and pressed it back in. Knowing that I had a service appointment today at Tesla, I added it to my list of topics.

The advisor called their CT specialist, he inspected it and stated that “the trim piece was starting to separate from the base, and that they will order a new one to get it replaced.” No further comments were made.

Bonus bummer for me, the truck is wrapped, so I made an appointment with my wrapper to coincide with my next Tesla appointment in 30 days. Who wants to drive around with a silver lip on a white truck.

I ran a quick errand tonight, and while merging and accelerating on the Interstate in normal traffic, at about 70 mph, I hear a large ripping sound and the metal panel liberates and flies into traffic behind me. I was not able to stop as I was in the middle of a highway split. I rolled the window down and felt for it, and yes, the trim was gone. I looped around, next exit off/on, back to my original exit off/on, stopped with the hazards on, and located the piece, by that time run over multiple times with tire marks on the white wrap. I threw the piece into bed and drove home.

So the trim piece did not come off as one would expect (as the bed sail panel did on some trucks). The stainless portion separated from the plastic subframe that mounts the trim panel to the truck. The subframe is still there, all clips are in, and you can see the glue spots that once bonded the metal to the plastic, 17 to be exact.

I scaled the metal portion, 5 pounds. So imagine, a 9 foot long 2 inch wide 1/16th thick piece of stainless steel in the shape of a boomerang liberating at 70mph on the Interstate. This could have decapitated a motorcyclist behind me, or could have gone through someones windshield. Someone was lucky tonight, including myself.

Might as well throw longswords out the window. This part is simply glued on, something is very wrong here. This is a major flaw in my book. I had my CT since May, just rolled 10,000 miles, and drive it sun rain sleet or snow.

Not a good situation. Has anybody experienced

this? a

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/dangerous-trim-issue.35720/

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Feb 5, 2025

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Let me chime in here, this has NOTHING to do with the wrap as my wife had the same thing happen on the passenger side of the truck going 20 MPH on a side road. When I picked up the truck in June of last year, I made sure to tighten the bolts, but come to find out it is indeed two pieces, one is held by a bolt and the other by glue. When I mentioned to SC we should change out drivers side just in case, SC they stated they are unable to change it until it comes off.

SO in this case, if my drivers piece decides to fall off and hurt someone I will sue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697304&forum_id=2).#48767562)

"When I picked up the truck in June of last year, I made sure to tighten the bolts"

*needs to tighten bolts of overpriced shitbox*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5697304&forum_id=2).#48767698)