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Cybertruck recall reveals embarrassingly low sales numbers

Jason Weisberger
May 08, 2026
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Image: Cybertruck; wedmoments.stock / shutterstock.com

Tesla’s latest Cybertruck recall comes with an awkward side effect: it appears to confirm that the company sold only 173 examples of its supposedly more affordable rear-wheel-drive-only model before quietly discontinuing it.

The recall affects all 173 of the $70,000 Cybertrucks sold by Tesla, which co…

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