A Tesla Cybertruck Buyer Says Tesla Sold Him a Previously Vandalized Truck – Shows the Red Paint & Scratches Still Visible on His Truck

A Tesla Cybertruck owner from Houston, Texas, says he’s pretty sure Tesla sold him a previously vandalized truck.

The Cybertruck owner, who goes by the username Zatome773, says he took his brand-new Cybertruck home for the first time and noticed several telltale signs that his truck was previously vandalized.

According to Zatome, the biggest giveaway that the truck was vandalized is that the vehicle had red paint still visible in multiple places around the vehicle.

The red paint is faintly visible from the outside, but it’s especially apparent when you open the Cybertruck’s doors.

Tesla appears to have attempted to clean up the vehicle but missed several spots, especially around the area where the door meets the door latch.

There is also red paint visible in the window seal of the Cybertruck, and there are red dots all over the Cybertruck’s front trunk.

It appears that the red paint has gotten into the area between the door & seal, and when cleaning up the outside, Tesla missed these cracks.

This is bad enough; however, the brand-new Cybertruck buyer says he has also noticed several scratches around the vehicle.

According to the multiple videos and pictures he shared, the scratches are more prominent on the tailgate, whereas the paint is more visible on the inside latching mechanism of the doors and window seal.

This is definitely not ideal, and the frustrated Cybertruck buyer shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.

He writes…

“Did Tesla give me a previously vandalized Cybertruck?

What do you all think? It seems like my Cybertruck was previously vandalized…

I’ve uploaded a video of the seemingly removed red paint to my YouTube channel.

I attached images showing the angle where you can see the scratches more clearly.”

Below his post, the Cybertruck owner shared several videos and pictures showing the previous damage to his Cybertruck that Tesla accidentally left uncleaned.

In one of his videos, Zatome says…

"As I started looking at the small details that I want Tesla to adjust, I began noticing that there is red paint around the window seal, almost as if it were painted on. Additionally, between the edges of the front and rear door, you can see that there is red paint there.

It made me wonder whether this is one of the vehicles that was vandalized. There is red on the driver's side rear door.

And another reason I thought that this was a previously vandalized vehicle is that I noticed on the tailgate, there are scratches in the steel.

Not necessary deep but noticeable in the right light that isn’t anywhere else in the truck, so it makes me wonder if this truck was one that was in a lot that had vandalized Cybertrucks, and since the vandalism wasn’t anything crazy that couldn’t be taken off, Tesla just removed it and sold it”

This was the first time the Cybertruck owner noticed the red paint. However, as he walked around his brand-new vehicle more, Zatome became increasingly convinced that Tesla had sold him a previously vandalized vehicle.

Looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners shared their belief that Zatome should’ve rejected the delivery.

A fellow Cybertruck owner writes…

“It’s too bad Tesla didn’t do a better job of removing the paint.

I likely would have rejected this truck with the tailgate scratched up like that.”

In response, Zatome agrees that he should have rejected the truck but states, regrettably, he noticed the paint and scratches only after he accepted delivery and took the vehicle home.

Zatome writes…

“I noticed it later in the day after leaving the Tesla sales center. Also, I'm leasing, so I documented everything just in case Tesla tries to pull something when the lease is over.”

Another Cybertruck owner from California, looking at the multiple videos and pictures, says there is no doubt this is a previously vandalized vehicle and cautions Tesla buyers to inspect their vehicle before accepting delivery.

The Cybertruck owner writes…

“My guess? 100%, it was a previously vandalized cybertruck. The substandard red paint removal is a clear sign.

This is another reminder for new Cybertruck buyers to perform their due diligence in the parking lot before accepting a truck at delivery.

Arrive early to your delivery appointment to thoroughly inspect the vehicle. Once you accept delivery, you are contractually stuck.”

In response, Zatome says…

“I’m wrapping my Cybergruck anyway, so I won’t see it. Just surprised Tesla gave me a Cybertruck with so many cosmetic issues.”

Overall, looking at the comments, Cybertruck owners seem to believe Tesla should’ve done a better job cleaning the vehicle.

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Image: Screenshot from Zatome773’s video on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.

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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.