Faulty Cybertruck steering wheel part is 'made in Mexico' - despite Tesla bragging EV is the 'the most American pick-up truck' ever!

Tesla proudly brags that its Cybertruck is 'made in America' - but a faulty part blamed for several breakdowns in Mexican-made.

Mechanics who stripped the new EV down for an online video discovered that the steering motor has a sticker saying 'made in Mexico'.

The steering motor is the same part that has been blamed for many newly purchased Cybertrucks breaking down - some just moments after leaving the dealership.  

The Elon Musk-owned company has described its EV as the 'most America-made pickup truck' - adding that 65 percent of parts are made in the US or Canada.

An image has surfaced online showing a steering motor that was 'made in Mexico ,' which is part of the steer-by-wire system 

There are several facilities in Mexico that produce steer-by-wire systems, but one owned by a German company is known to ship systems directly to Elon Musk 's Texas Gigafactory where Cybertrucks are produced 

The made in Mexico part was uncovered by automotive consultancy Caresoft, which conducted a teardown to see what makes the Cybertruck tick.

One X user Jim Haselhorst wrote: 'Actually Tesla Cybertruck is not only made in America but so are all the parts used to make it (including the batteries which Ford get from CATL and are made in China).'

There are several facilities in Mexico owned by foreign companies that produce steer-by-wire systems, specifically German-owned Pass Automotive.

Stephan Matz, the general director of Pass Automotive Mexico, announced in 2022 that the company would provide parts for Tesla's EVs. 

Matz did not specify which new Tesla lines or which components would be made by the multi-million-dollar operation, in Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

There are five that are known to manufacture electric vehicle motor and steering equipment, according to Mordor Intelligence, which include JTEKT Corporation, Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd., ZF Friedrichshafen AG, NSK Ltd and Robert Bosch GmbH.

Many new Cybertruck owners have found issues with the steer-by-wire system, which has led to the vehicles breaking down - and many times shortly after being driving off the lot.

Entrepreneur Thomas Remo shared a video of him picking up the $82,000 EV in Irvine, California, later finding it 'broke not even six inches off the lot' and failed another '30 times' after on the first day.

Moments after Remo excitedly steps on the gas pedal, the center screen starts flashing red and beeping to alert him about a critical steering issue. 

The vehicle automatically slowed down to about four miles per hour, forcing him to pull over and return to the dealer. 

While Remo was able to pull off to the side of the road and head back to the dealer, Arizona-based Matthew Chirello was not as lucky when he was hit by the issue this month.

Dozens of users of Musk's X have proclaimed the truck as being 'made in America' 

Many of the X accounts appear to be Tesla fan pages

Entrepreneur Thomas Remo shared a video of him picking up the $82,000 EV in Irvine, California, later finding it 'broke not even six inches off the lot' and failed another '30 times' after on the first day

Moments after Remo excitedly steps on the gas pedal, the center screen starts flashing red and beeping to alert him about a critical steering issue

Another California owner also had to have their Cybertruck towed after the center screen started flashing red and showing a steering error alert - and it happened on the same day he took the delivery

Chirello shared his experience on X but has since deleted the posts.

The post included a picture of his Cybertruck being towed and Chirello wrote: 'Love Tesla and my Cybertruck but 'catastrophe failure' with steering and brakes while on a road trip with wife and toddler.'

The steering wheel issue seems to plague newly delivered Cybertrucks in the last month, another California customer shared on Saturday that he drove his vehicle one mile before it had to be towed.

The person shared a post on Cybertruck Owners Club forum with an image of his newly purchased Tesla EV being hosted onto a towing truck.

While Remo was able to pull off to the side of the road and head back to the dealer, Arizona-based Matthew Chirello was not as lucky when he was hit by the issue this month.

Chirello shared his experience on X but has since deleted the posts.

The post included a picture of his Cybertruck being towed and Chirello wrote: 'Love Tesla and my Cybertruck but 'catastrophe failure' with steering and brakes while on a road trip with wife and toddler.'

The steering wheel issue seems to plague newly delivered Cybertrucks in the last month, another California customer shared on Saturday that he drove his vehicle one mile before it had to be towed.

The person shared a post on Cybertruck Owners Club forum with an image of his newly purchased Tesla EV being hosted onto a towing truck.