I Unfortunately Killed a Deer Going 50 Mph in My Tesla Cybertruck – I’m the 3rd Cybertruck Owner to Run Over a Deer With My Shiny, Silent, Stainless Steel Truck

A Cybertruck owner going on a lake trip with his friends recently found himself in an unfortunate accident involving a deer. The person who goes by the handle “known-Background” on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum is a Model Y and a Cybertruck AWD owner.

Recounting his accident, Known-Background writes, “I was driving through northern Pennsylvania on a lake trip with friends when a deer suddenly jumped out in front of the truck. Bam! I didn’t even stop; the deer was instantly killed as I was going 40-50 mph. I was shocked at the minimal damage. In fact, from a distance, you can barely tell anything happened!”

Pro tip: get some heavy-duty gaffer's tape to cover up dings until you can get them fixed. I’m currently awaiting for Tesla Service. My insurance estimates the repair cost at around $3,000, but I think the Tesla body shop will charge much more, as they will likely replace the frunk rather than unbend it. Despite the impact, everything still works fine, even the camera that hit the deer.”

Finally, after this harrowing incident, the Cybertruck owner concludes by writing, “I love this truck; I think any other car would have been totaled, or we could have sustained major injuries. Now, I want to install fender bars since I live in deer country. I thought there was a company that made them.”

Interestingly enough, reading Known-Background's account of his run-in with a deer, this is the third such report I have seen of a Cybertruck owner running over a deer on the highway. A few weeks back, we covered the surprising aftermath of a Tesla Cybertruck-deer collision at 75 mph.

Even more interestingly, all the Cybertruck owners who have thus far reported a run-in with a deer have the exposed stainless steel exterior, meaning none of them put a wrap over their truck.

Looking at the discussion underneath Known-Background’s post, people have several theories about why there appears to be a higher incidence of Cybertruck-deer collisions.

One person posted that several species of deer tend to freeze and become momentarily unresponsive when they see something they don’t understand (for example, a shiny, reflective, silent electric truck).

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This adaptation might be tuned to protect the deer from predators that rely on movement to spot their pray; however, in the modern age of automobiles and especially electric trucks and add to that the shiny reflective surfaces on the Cybertruck, the deer’s freezing adaptation appears to be causing even more harm.

Having said that, although it’s easy to imagine how a Cybertruck driving might be confusing to a deer, it’s still important to note that three incidents are not enough to condemn the Cybertruck as a threat to the deer population.

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On another note, in addition to the fact that this is yet another Cybertruck run-in with a deer, an interesting tidbit here is how little the Cybertruck was damaged by the accident.

Given that the deer was instantly killed, there is no doubt this was a high-energy impact; however, if you go to the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, you can see how little damage the Cybertruck sustained during the accident.

Known-Background shared several pictures of his Cybertruck after the crash, and as you can see, the frunk is slightly dented, and the plastic fender piece is slightly damaged.

However, despite going straight into a deer at high speeds, Known-Background’s Cybertruck looks pristine from a distance.

Even the front camera that impacted the deer is not cracked, and according to the Cybertruck owner, the camera still works perfectly. Although this was an unfortunate end for the deer, it was still a wonderful outcome for the Cybertruck owner.

Having said that, even though his Cybertruck is barely damaged, we would still like to extend a word of caution to Known-Background on the service front.

Given the minimal damage to his truck, Known Background says that his insurance provider estimates $3,000 for repairs; however, as we have seen, Tesla’s cost to repair a Cybertruck is incredibly high, and the wait is frustratingly long.

A Cybertruck owner who was recently involved in a minor fender bender that barely damaged his Cybertruck shared that Tesla was charging him $13,304 to fix the issues, and he had to wait three months for Tesla to repair his truck.

Even the person who ran over a deer at 75 miles per hour in his Cybertruck returned to comment on the latest Cybertruck-deer incident and said that he is still waiting for parts to be available before Tesla starts the repair work on his truck.

Tesla’s Cybertruck service & repair issues cast a dark shadow over an otherwise sturdy truck that barely gets dents despite a collision with a Ram pickup truck, a Cybertruck collision with a semi-trailer, Cybertruck collision with a Tesla Model 3, and even running straight into a house after a claimed Cybertruck brake pedal failure.

Overall, in all these Cybertruck crashes, it’s nice to see that although the accident was unfortunate, the people in the cybertruck were not harmed.

Currently, this is all the information we have; however, we’ll be sure to keep you posted if we get reports of more accidents showing a higher incidence of a deer-Cybertruck collision compared to other vehicles.

Until then, make sure to visit our site, torquenews.com/Tesla, regularly for the latest updates.

So, what do you think? Are you surprised by the number of Cybertruck-deer collisions that have happened thus far? Do you think the Cybertruck’s stainless steel exterior confuses animals? Let us know your thoughts in the comments by clicking the red “Add new comment” button below.

Image: Screenshot from MKBHD’s YouTube video

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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.