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Vashun Rodriguez, a Cybertruck owner from Florida, says he spun out and totaled his truck because of uneven tire wear.
He explains that he was driving on the highway during a rainstorm when he lost control and crashed his truck.
Vashun mentions that he regularly checked his tires, and the outer treads appeared fine. However, unbeknownst to him, his truck was undergoing uneven tread wear, with the inner treads completely worn out after 31,000 miles.
Regrettably, Vashun only realized how worn out his inner treads were after the accident, which caused the entire front end, including the wheel well, to tear off, exposing the worn inner treads.
Now, Vashun warns fellow Cybertruck owners to carefully check their tire treads before hitting the road.
Vashun shared his story on the Tesla Cybertruck Facebook group.
Interestingly, Vashun shared his account in response to another Cybertruck owner, Charles Dilger, who was celebrating that, after 25,000 miles, his Cybertruck’s treads appeared to be in excellent condition.
Charles started the conversation writing…
“I’m at 25K miles, and my tires still seem fine, but I’ve seen many posts about people needing to replace theirs much sooner.
Am I in the minority, or are there just a lot of lead-footed drivers here?”
Below his post, Charles shared a picture of his Cybertruck tires, showing good tread depth for a vehicle that has been driven 25,000 miles.
In response to Charles’s post, several Cybertruck owners also shared that they haven’t seen significant tread wear on their tires.
However, here Vashun Rodriguez comes in with a note of caution.
Vashun writes…
“Careful, look at the inner treads. I had 31k miles and spun out in a rainstorm, totaling my foundation series Cybertruck.
I was judging the treads based on what I could see.”
Below his post, Vashun shared a picture of his totaled Cybertruck.
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As you can see, the truck’s front end is completely gone, and the accident has exposed the inner treads, which are completely worn out, while the outer treads appear to be in good condition.
This is definitely concerning, and looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners wanted to learn more about the incident.
A fellow Cybertruck owner, Ryan Cheesman, asks what suspension height Vashun had his Cybertruck set to during the accident.
Ryan asks…
“What ride height do you drive in?… Low?”
In response, Vashun confirms he was driving on the “low” suspension setting during the incident.
Given that the Cybertruck automatically lowers the suspension height above a certain speed, this was to be expected.
However, Ryan thinks that driving with the suspension set to “low” might be causing the uneven tire wear.
Ryan believes the wheel alignment on a Cybertruck was done with the suspension set to medium height, and driving on the low suspension setting is damaging the tires.
Ryan writes…
“I was worried about the “low” ride height. Mine defaults the same way. I think the alignment and camber are set for medium height from the factory.
I can’t figure out how to reset the ride height to medium.”
The idea that the automatic ride height adjustment might be contributing to the uneven tire wear is definitely concerning. However, please let me know what you think in the comments.
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Image: Screenshot from the Tesla Cybertruck Facebook group. Reposted under fair use copyright law.
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Tinsae Aregay has been following Tesla and the evolution of the EV space daily for several years. He covers everything about Tesla, from the cars to Elon Musk, the energy business, and autonomy. Follow Tinsae on Twitter at @TinsaeAregay for daily Tesla news.
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