Indeed, signs of slowing Cybertruck demand have been bubbling up for months. Sales took off briskly through the first nine months of last year, hitting nearly 17,000 units in the third quarter, per Cox estimates. But they sank to around 13,000 in the final three months of the year.

This is the eighth time Elon Musk has had to recall the Cybertruck, which has only been on roads for just over a year.