A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says His Airbag Deployed On Its Own Without Any Accident – He Adds, “I Turned On the Climate Control & The Airbag Fired”

Steve, a Cybertruck owner from Florida, says he was recently driving to the store when suddenly his airbags deployed without any collision.

Steve explains that he turned on the climate control, and at the same time, the driver-side knee airbag unexpectedly triggered.

He mentions that at the time of the incident, he was driving between two parked cars; however, he did not come close to either.

The frustrated Cybertruck owner shared his story on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum.

He writes…

“Driver side knee airbag false deployment

I just had the driver's side knee airbag deploy unexpectedly while I was driving through my neighborhood on the way to the store.

I was passing between two parked vehicles and activated the climate control by pressing the temperature button, and at the same time, the airbag deployed.

Only the driver's side knee airbag deployed. The vehicle was still drivable, but it warned me that there was an issue with the safety restraint system.

I have scheduled a service appointment in about 10 days.”

Finally shaken by the whole situation, Steve concludes his post asking…

“Has anyone else experienced this before?”

This is definitely not ideal, and looking at the comments, fellow Cybertruck owners were also equally outraged by this incident.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Chris from the Bay Area, California, writes…

“While driving?! Man, I’m glad you're okay! That would have scared the life out of me. I’m interested to hear how this happened, if they tell you anything.”

Another Cybertruck owner from New Jersey writes…

“Wow, that sounds like what Takata airbags were doing due to the ammonium nitrate issues. NHTSA was heavily involved, and there were millions of recalls. Hope this is a one-off.”

A third Cybertruck owner from Los Angeles writes…

“That’s one of those things that just isn’t supposed to happen… ever. Wow.”

A fourth Cybertruck owner from Houston, Texas writes…

“I hope you weren't injured. I've had an airbag deploy in a different vehicle during a crash, and I got friction burns from where it hit my skin.”

A fifth Cybertruck owner, Paul from Florida, writes…

“Take pictures. File a report with NTHSA. Very important in case of another one.”

A sixth Cybertruck owner, David from Louisiana, seconds this sentiment, writing…

“I totally agree NTHSA report should be filed. It’s not about being for or against Tesla; it’s about making sure the cause is properly diagnosed.

I wouldn’t leave it up to the service center to report up the chain to ensure engineering is properly involved. It’s the best way to make sure there aren’t others.”

Overall, most Cybertruck owners agree that Steve should report the incident to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration so the issue can be properly investigated.

However, a few Cybertruck owners say it is unnecessary to involve the NHTSA because Tesla will investigate and resolve it on its own.

A fellow Cybertruck owner, Rem from North Carolina, writes…

“Why report it, because Tesla won't do that on their own as required?”

Rem adds…

“This will be unnecessary tattling about an extremely rare edge case event to the feds. Ridiculous. Tesla is already bound by law to report stuff like this anyway.”

Rem seems worried that if this issue becomes public, it might negatively affect Tesla. However, he faced a strong pushback from other Cybertruck owners when he tried to stop them from "tattling."

In response, Rem sarcastically writes…

“Then by all means, report it. Be sure to include all news outlets, both your congressman and senator, and the local newspapers.

Want to cover all the bases, of course.”

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Image: Screenshot from Cybertruck Owners Club. Reposted under fair use copyright law.

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