Recently, a Tesla Cybertruck owner shared a shocking incident on a public Facebook page. Now, there have been videos floating around already about attempted – and failed – CT break ins. Apparently, though, there’s a new, “creative” way to break into the CT without setting off any alarms. The owner posted security footage of their EV pickup parked in front of a youth hair salon in Georgia.

In the video, a man gets out of a burgundy vehicle parked next to the Cybertruck. Then, the burglar allegedly (it’s difficult to see) takes a tool and pries the truck’s left front window. The glass shatters but stays laminated as a floppy, enclosed sheet of broken glass.

Within seconds, the thief folds down the broken window. Then, they haul up into the opening and reach for a backpack inside the Cybertruck. The thief leaves in the burgundy vehicle.

The owner, Anuj Thakker, captioned their post with, “No Alarm, No Notifications to my phone…literally nothing happened just found it like this…That can’t be right. Anyone know why there is no alarm system?”

Indeed, Tesla itself calls CT glass “shatter-resistant.” The EV automaker touts that its glass can withstand the impact of a baseball traveling 70 mph. The security video sure seems to expose a disappointing contrast.

In response to Thakker’s Facebook group post, one commenter shared that they once owned an older 1990s Honda Civic. According to them, the compact sedan had the same “peelable” windows. Since that was an “issue” some 30 years ago, it’s interesting to see the phenomenon on an “armored” truck entering the market in the mid-2020s.

While we’re on the subject, we might remember the botched early Cybertruck showcase in which Elon Musk attempted to demonstrate the window glass’s shatter-resistant properties. On stage in 2019, Musk handed a colleague a metal ball and encouraged them to throw it at the truck. The results weren’t what Musk expected, of course.

Another person commented that the alarm must not have been on. Thakker responded that it indeed was and asked if there was something he was missing.

In looking at the Tesla Cybertruck owner’s manual, it seems the alarm, once set, only goes off if an “unauthorized” person either:

• Opens a locked door
• Opens the locked tailgate
• Opens the frunk

Since the window glass was shattered and peeled down without opening a door, then, the vehicle didn’t sense the malicious activity.

In researching the cost of replacement Cybertruck window glass, it looks like the owner won’t be as bad off as a windshield replacement. While the windshield and roof glass might ring in at more than $1,500, quick and early estimates for CT side window glass are under $300.