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"from_early": 27, "to_early": 81}, "filed_by_year": [{"year": 2018, "count": 10}, {"year": 2019, "count": 26}, {"year": 2020, "count": 66}, {"year": 2021, "count": 60}, {"year": 2022, "count": 91}, {"year": 2023, "count": 124}, {"year": 2024, "count": 204}, {"year": 2025, "count": 99}, {"year": 2026, "count": 56}], "recent_12m": 79, "prior_12m": 116, "recent_trend": "falling", "recent_pct": -32.0, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 170, "share": 23.1}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 215, "share": 29.2}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 123, "share": 16.7}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 155, "share": 21.1}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 73, "share": 9.9}], "median_age_months": 23, "keywords": [{"term": "horn", "docs": 120, "ratio": 25.4}, {"term": "center", "docs": 178, "ratio": 5.4}, {"term": "wheel", "docs": 208, "ratio": 4.0}, {"term": "button", "docs": 130, "ratio": 7.7}, {"term": "steering", "docs": 208, "ratio": 2.8}, {"term": "suspension", "docs": 75, "ratio": 9.1}, {"term": "falcon", "docs": 25, "ratio": 162.9}, {"term": "safety", "docs": 219, "ratio": 1.7}], "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24033", "subject": "Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING", "opened": "2025-01-06", "closed": "2026-04-03", "campaign": "", "summary": "On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vulnerable road user, injury, fatality, or major property damage as indicated by an air bag deployment or vehicle tow away. Out of millions of Summon sessions, a fraction of 1% resulted in an incident. Almost all those incidents took place where, typically early in a Summon session, the system or person using the app failed to fully detect or respond appropriately to vehicle surroundings resulting in minor impacts. Incidents took place when app users did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness. This limited the app user’s ability to determine whether an impact was imminent during initial vehicle maneuvers such as reversing in close proximity to an obstacle or a curb. ODI found that the impacts most often occurred with parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles, and short parking bollards. During this investigation, ODI identified two Summon crashes related to camera blockages. In both crashes, Summon attempted to navigate a snowy parking lot with snow partially or fully obstructing the forward-facing cameras. Summon did not detect the camera blockage and the vehicles collided with unoccupied parked vehicles while navigating the parking lot. App users in both instances did not command a vehicle stop or pause despite the obs", "years": [2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": false}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23002", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL", "opened": "2023-06-29", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23001", "subject": "Defect Petition Interlock Request", "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER", "opened": "2023-04-07", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a “recall of all Tesla cars” produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require: (i) occasional removal of the driver’s foot from the pedals; and (ii) application of the brake pedal before fully stopping the vehicle. ODI evaluated the allegations by, among other things, reviewing the Petition and supporting technical paper, and analyzing Tesla’s response to ODI’s Information Request. ODI is denying this Petition. ODI has not found evidence that warrants the opening of a safety defect investigation into the Tesla vehicles as described in the Petition. The use of regenerative braking controlled by the accelerator pedal, or one-pedal driving, is common across most light vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles and Tesla vehicles are not unique in this respect. Further, ODI identified only a handful of collisions potentially within the scope of the alleged defect; and corresponding vehicle data demonstrated that the subject vehicles responded appropriately to control inputs by their drivers. Moreover, ODI is unaware of any evidence to suggest that Petitioner’s proposed interlock would have prevented alleged SUA events as apparently described in the Petition and supporting materials. Accordingly, the Agency is denying the petition. As with all potential motor vehicle safety risks, NHTSA will continue to review any new information or incidents as they ar", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE23006", "subject": "Front seat belt anchor detachment", "component": "SEAT BELTS", "opened": "2023-03-24", "closed": "2024-05-16", "campaign": "23V488", "summary": "On March 24, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) after receiving 2 consumer complaints alleging the front seat belts had suddenly detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchor while in motion in model year (MY) 2022-2023 Tesla Model X vehicles. In its June 19, 2023 response to ODI’s May 4, 2023 Information Request letter of the PE, Tesla reported that its review of field repair data identified 12 additional warranty claims of the subject condition in the affected vehicles. On July 14, 2023, Tesla filed a safety recall (NHTSA No. 23V-488) of 15,869 MY 2021 - 2023 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles. The recall remedy is an inspection of the 1st row seat belts for proper connection to the pretensioners. Service personnel will resecure the pretensioners or, if necessary, replace the seat belt retractor assembly. In its recall filing, Tesla stated that effective June 22, 2023, it had updated procedures requiring a first-row seat belt to be disconnected from- and reconnected to- its pretensioner anchor to include additional visual aids to assist technicians and require a pull test-step to confirm that the seat belt was reconnected to the pretensioner anchor to specification. In view of the recall action and process updates taken by Tesla, ODI is closing this PE. The agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances. To review the ODI reports cited in the Closing Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.", "years": [2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "DP22005", "subject": "Pedestrian alert sounds", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM", "opened": "2023-01-27", "closed": "2023-08-07", "campaign": "22V063000", "summary": "NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA22002", "subject": "Autopilot System Driver Controls", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "opened": "2022-06-08", "closed": "2024-04-25", "campaign": "23V838", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla’s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human factors subject matter experts, and reviews of related publications dedicated to partial driving automation. Autopilot is the simultaneous use of the features that Tesla calls Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. TACC is a type of adaptive cruise control that, like traditional cruise control, maintains a set speed but also slows or accelerates as necessary to maintain the vehicle’s following distance from a vehicle in front. As designed, Autosteer detects lane markings and the presence of other nearby vehicles and objects to keep the vehicle in its driving lane. Autopilot is characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 (“L2 system”) partial driving automation system that provides driver assistance through steering, propulsion, and braking within a specified driving environment under direct supervision of the driver. L2 systems should be designed to support the driver’s need to monitor the system in response to the constantly changing driving environment and, if necessary, take over the dynamic driving task. To ensure sufficient driver engagement, vehicles with L2 systems should employ driver engagement systems and usage controls that are appropriate and sufficient for the L2 system design and driver expectations. ODI completed an analysis of 956 crashes reported", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21023", "subject": "Tesla Passenger Play", "component": "EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:RECEPTACLE", "opened": "2021-12-21", "closed": "2023-05-26", "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-023) on December 21, 2021, to evaluate the driver distraction potential and use frequency / circumstances of in-vehicle game-play functionality referred to as ?Passenger Play? in certain model year (MY) 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y vehicles. Distracted driving can result in an increased risk of a crash. PE21-023 was prompted by the receipt of Vehicle Owners Questionnaire (VOQ) 11439598 from the owner of a 2021 Model 3 on November 6, 2021. ODI sent an Information Request (IR) letter to Tesla on January 20, 2022 and received Tesla?s response on March 4, 2022.On December 24, 2020, Tesla introduced Passenger Play to vehicles equipped with the Intel Atom processor (receiving an aftersale software update) via its 2020 holiday release. Passenger Play permitted occupants to play specific games selected by Tesla for primarily turn-based play style and limited gameplay motion with the transmission in Drive and the vehicle in motion. Under these conditions, a notification would display on the screen and the screen area devoted to the game would reduce from 100% to accommodate vehicle controls and driving task data readout. Specific changes varied among models. On December 21, 2022, Tesla voluntarily disabled Passenger Play capability with Firmware Release 2021.44.25.1 in response to NHTSA?s request. Tesla reported a month later that a 97% completion rate was achieved though Tesla?s Over the Air (OTA) update. ODI opened PE 21-023 to evaluate the driver distraction potential of Tesla Passenger Play while the vehicle is being driven including aspects of the feature, frequency, and use scenarios.Based on the analysis conducted, PE21-023 has been closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists. Furthermore, it does not foreclose the Agency from taking further action, if warranted, or the potential for a future finding that a saf", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021], "open": false}, {"action": "EA21002", "subject": "Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture", "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE", "opened": "2021-09-17", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These \"non-desiccated\" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004L that does contain a desiccant. None of these \"desiccated\" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All Takata inflators produced with propellant 2004L contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated PSAN inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant sat", "years": [2018], "open": true}, {"action": "PE21020", "subject": "Autopilot & First Responder Scenes", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2021-08-13", "closed": "2022-06-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On August 13, 2021, NHTSA?s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-020) to assess the performance of Tesla?s Autopilot system (a system characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 driving automation system designed to support and assist the driver in performing the driving task) available in Tesla vehicles. The investigation opening was motivated by an accumulation of crashes in which Tesla vehicles, operating with Autopilot engaged, struck stationary in-road or roadside first responder vehicles tending to pre-existing collision scenes. Upon opening the investigation, NHTSA indicated that the PE would also evaluate additional similar circumstance crashes of Tesla vehicles operating with Autopilot engaged, as well as assess the technologies and methods used to monitor, assist, and enforce the driver?s engagement with the dynamic driving task during Autopilot operation.PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and to explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver?s supervision. In doing so, NHTSA plans to continue its assessment of vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations.The attached Detailed Summary further describes NHTSA?s review to date and the basis for upgrade to an EA.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA20003", "subject": "Loss of rearview camera", "component": "VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM", "opened": "2020-11-12", "closed": "2024-05-02", "campaign": "21V035", "summary": "On November 20, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) 20-003 to investigate incidents of media control unit (MCU) failures resulting in loss of rearview camera in model year (MY) 2012-18 Tesla Model S and model year (MY) 2016-2018 Tesla Model X vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device. During its investigation, ODI learned that the expected usage life rating for the 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device is approximately 3,000 “P/E” or Program-Erase cycles, after which the eMMC NAND flash memory device would become fully consumed and no longer be operational, leading to a failure of the media control unit (MCU). At a daily cycle usage rate of 1.4 per block, accumulation of 3,000 P/E cycles would take only 5-6 years. Historically, the expected life of a vehicle generally far exceeds 5-6 years of service. ODI believes that a 5- or 6-year life expectancy for a component integral to providing the driver with safety functions is insufficient. During our review of the data, Tesla provided confirmation that all units will inevitably fail given the memory device’s finite storage capacity. Tesla provided its own statistical model showing the number of projected weekly MCU repairs from 2020 to 2028, estimating that replacement rates for MCU failures will peak in early 2022 and gradually decline until (near) full part turnover has been accomplished in 2028. According to Tesla, for subject vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device, the eMMC NAND cell hardware will fail when reaching lifetime wear, for which the eMMC controller has no available memory blocks necessary to recover. With this failure mode, the only recovery available is a replacement of the eMMC device, achieved by physical part replacement of either the MCU assembly or visual control module subcomponent. Tesla provided information concerning the ", "years": [2018], "open": false}, {"action": "PE20010", "subject": "Loss of rearview camera", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "opened": "2020-06-22", "closed": "2020-11-22", "campaign": "", "summary": "On June 22, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE20-010 to investigate incidents of media control unit (MCU) failures resulting in loss of rearview camera in model year (MY) 2012-2015 Tesla Model S vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device. EMMC NAND flash devices have a finite lifespan based upon the number of program/erase (P/E) cycles. The subject MCU allegedly fails prematurely due to memory wear-out of the eMMC NAND flash. Tesla used the same MCU with the Tegra 3 processor in approximately 159 thousand 2012-2018 Model S and 2016-2018 Model X vehicles built by Tesla through early-2018. In response to ODI's Information Request (IR) for PE20-010, Tesla provided ODI with 2,399 complaints and field reports, 7,777 warranty claims, and 4,746 non-warranty claims related to MCU replacements. The data show failure rates over 30 percent in certain build months and accelerating failure trends after 3 to 4 years-in-service.According to Tesla, for subject vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device, the eMMC NAND cell hardware can fail when reaching lifetime wear, for which the eMMC controller has no available blocks to recover. With this failure mode, the only recovery available is a replacement of the eMMC device, achieved by physical part replacement of either the MCU assembly or visual control module subcomponent. Tesla provided the effects of MCU failure on vehicle function which result in loss of rearview/backup camera, loss of HVAC (defogging) setting controls (if the HVAC status was OFF status prior to failure.) There is also an impact on the advanced driver assistance support (ADAS) Autopilot system, and turn signal functionality due to the possible loss of audible chimes, driver sensing, and alerts associated with these vehicle functions. There are precedents for addressing defects that result in los", "years": [2018], "open": false}, {"action": "DP20001", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS", "opened": "2020-01-13", "closed": "2021-01-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On December 19, 2019, NHTSA received a petition from Mr. Brian Sparks requesting that the Agency recall all [Tesla] Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles produced from 2013 to the present due to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA). In his petition and follow-up submissions, the petitioner identified a total of 232 non-duplicative complaints to NHTSA, including 203 reporting crashes. On January 13, 2020, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Defect Petition DP20-001 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. ODI's evaluation included reviews of all complaints and supporting information referenced by the petitioner, as well as 14 additional complaints to NHTSA related to SUA crash allegations that were either not selected by the petitioner or were submitted after the petitioner's most recent submission. The review also included analyses of available crash data (EDR, Tesla log data, and/or video data) the Agency acquired as part of the evaluation.After reviewing the available data, ODI has not identified evidence that would support opening a defect investigation into SUA in the subject vehicles. In every instance in which event data was available for review by ODI, the evidence shows that SUA crashes in the complaints cited by the petitioner have been caused by pedal misapplication. There is no evidence of any fault in the accelerator pedal assemblies, motor control systems, or brake systems that has contributed to any of the cited incidents. There is no evidence of a design factor contributing to increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. The theory provided of a potential electronic cause of SUA in the subject vehicles is based upon inaccurate assumptions about system design and log data.NHTSA is authorized to issue an order requiring notification and remedy of a defect if the Agency?s investigation shows a defect in design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle that presents an unreasonable risk to safety. 49 U.S.C. ?? 30102(a)(9), 30118. Si", "years": [2018, 2019], "open": false}, {"action": "DP19005", "subject": "Battery Management Software Updates", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2019-10-01", "closed": "2021-09-28", "campaign": "", "summary": "In a letter dated September 17, 2019, Mr. Edward Chen petitioned the NHTSA to initiate a defect investigation of certain Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles that received revised battery management software in one or more over-the-air (OTA) updates from Tesla, beginning in May 2019. The petitioner bases his request on vehicle fires that took place worldwide and OTA software updates Tesla made to the Battery Management System (BMS) of certain Tesla vehicles that resulted in loss of available vehicle mileage range and increased charging durations.On October 1, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP19-005 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. Information provided by Tesla in response to ODI's information request letter for DP19-005 indicated that a firmware update that may limit maximum voltage was installed in certain MY 2012 through 2016 Model S vehicles (subject vehicles). The voltage limiting firmware is a dynamic algorithm that is enabled in vehicles with high Supercharging use histories, which contributes to high usage stress to the high-voltage (HV) battery. Tesla sold approximately 61,781 subject vehicles in the United States and, through August 2021, the voltage limiting firmware had been enabled in approximately 2,062 vehicles. Through December 2020, ODI identified 59 complaints from consumers alleging reductions in battery capacity (52) or charging speed (7) in the subject vehicles. Log data from these vehicles showed that the voltage limiting firmware had been enabled in about 58 percent (30 of 52) of the complaints alleging range loss. Subsequent updates have restored some or all of the battery capacity to vehicles affected by the voltage limiting firmware coupled with updates enhancing BMS battery brick monitoring algorithms. None of the complaint vehicles have reported any thermal incidents or other safety hazards related to the HV battery.The five non-crash fires referenced in the petition include two fires that occurred in China in ea", "years": [2018, 2019], "open": false}], "segment_rank": 3, "segment_n": 10, "peers": [{"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "avg_per_year": 17.4, "idx_vs_all": 0.41, "top_group": "hvac", "complaints": 708, "recalls": 31, "trend": "worsening", "recent_trend": "falling", "rank": 1, "self": false}, {"make": "Chevrolet", "model": "Bolt EV", "avg_per_year": 17.8, "idx_vs_all": 0.42, "top_group": "electrical", "complaints": 532, "recalls": 13, "trend": "stable", "recent_trend": "steady", "rank": 2, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "avg_per_year": 18.6, "idx_vs_all": 0.44, "top_group": "hvac", "complaints": 736, "recalls": 33, "trend": "worsening", "recent_trend": "falling", "rank": 3, "self": true}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "Mustang Mach-E", "avg_per_year": 28.9, "idx_vs_all": 0.69, "top_group": "electrical", "complaints": 650, "recalls": 0, "trend": "improving", "recent_trend": "steady", "rank": 4, "self": false}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "F-150 Lightning", "avg_per_year": 33.4, "idx_vs_all": 0.79, "top_group": "electrical", "complaints": 536, "recalls": 2, "trend": "improving", "recent_trend": "falling", "rank": 5, "self": false}, {"make": "Kia", "model": "EV6", "avg_per_year": 38.5, "idx_vs_all": 0.91, "top_group": "electrical", "complaints": 535, "recalls": 5, "trend": "improving", "recent_trend": "rising", "rank": 6, "self": false}, {"make": "Volkswagen", "model": "ID.4", "avg_per_year": 48.7, "idx_vs_all": 1.16, "top_group": "electrical", "complaints": 991, "recalls": 24, "trend": "worsening", "recent_trend": "steady", "rank": 7, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "avg_per_year": 100.4, "idx_vs_all": 2.39, "top_group": "adas", "complaints": 4228, "recalls": 35, "trend": "worsening", "recent_trend": "steady", "rank": 8, "self": false}, {"make": "Hyundai", "model": "Ioniq 5", "avg_per_year": 114.8, "idx_vs_all": 2.73, "top_group": "electrical", "complaints": 1319, "recalls": 14, "trend": "improving", "recent_trend": "rising", "rank": 9, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model Y", "avg_per_year": 128.3, "idx_vs_all": 3.05, "top_group": "adas", "complaints": 3749, "recalls": 36, "trend": "stable", "recent_trend": "steady", "rank": 10, "self": false}], "changed": "2026-09-04"}, "model_years": [{"first_filed": "2018-05-08", "last_filed": "2025-06-30", "median_filing_delay_days": 16, "limited_data": false, "complaints": 140, "crashes": 24, "fires": 2, "injuries": 12, "deaths": 0, "severe": 26, "severe_share": 18.6, "injuries_per_100": 8.6, "per_year": 16.1, "age_years": 8.7, "by_group": [{"group": "wheels", "count": 32, "share": 22.9, "ratio": 9.19}, {"group": "electrical", "count": 24, "share": 17.1, "ratio": 1.09}, {"group": "hvac", "count": 14, "share": 10.0, "ratio": 1.12}, {"group": "adas", "count": 13, "share": 9.3, "ratio": 1.62}, {"group": "structure", "count": 13, "share": 9.3, "ratio": 1.01}, {"group": "other", "count": 12, "share": 8.6, "ratio": 4.75}, {"group": "airbags", "count": 9, "share": 6.4, "ratio": 1.68}, {"group": "brakes", "count": 7, "share": 5.0, "ratio": 0.82}, {"group": "transmission", "count": 6, "share": 4.3, "ratio": 0.37}, {"group": "steering", "count": 5, "share": 3.6, "ratio": 0.55}, {"group": "engine", "count": 3, "share": 2.1, "ratio": 0.09}, {"group": "fuel", "count": 2, "share": 1.4, "ratio": 0.33}], "top_group": "wheels", "by_filed_year": [{"year": 2018, "count": 10}, {"year": 2019, "count": 19}, {"year": 2020, "count": 24}, {"year": 2021, "count": 20}, {"year": 2022, "count": 20}, {"year": 2023, "count": 23}, {"year": 2024, "count": 14}, {"year": 2025, "count": 10}], "early": 29, "early_closed": true, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 17, "share": 12.1}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 22, "share": 15.7}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 18, "share": 12.9}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 38, "share": 27.1}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 45, "share": 32.1}], "median_age_months": 43, "recent_12m": 0, "prior_12m": 11, "recent_trend": null, "recalls": 9, "recall_list": [{"campaign": "24V376000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2024-05-28", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V051000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2024-01-30", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V838000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2023-12-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remedy.  In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance feature.", "consequence": "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V085000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2023-02-15", "component": "STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation.  The FSD Beta system may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution. In addition, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits.", "consequence": "FSD Beta software that allows a vehicle to exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V818000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2022-11-01", "component": "STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The electronic power assist steering (EPAS) system may experience a loss of power steering assist when driving on rough roads or after hitting a pothole.", "consequence": "A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the EPAS system, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 31, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-014.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V169000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2022-03-18", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Model S, Model X, and 2017-2020 Model 3 vehicles equipped with Autopilot Computer 2.5 and operating certain firmware releases.  The rearview image may not immediately display when the vehicle begins to reverse.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A delayed rearview camera image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V037000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2022-01-27", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The \"rolling stop\" functionality available as part of the Full Self-Driving (Beta) software may allow the vehicle to travel through an all-way stop intersection without first coming to a stop.", "consequence": "Failing to stop at a stop sign can increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that disables the \"rolling stop\" functionality, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "21V846000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2021-10-29", "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2.  A communication error may cause false forward-collision warning (FCW) or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency brake (AEB) system.", "consequence": "Unexpected activation of the AEB system may cause the car to stop suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  The recall began October 25, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-00-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "21V035000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "received": "2021-01-29", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Tesla Model S and 2016-2018 Model X vehicles with a center display equipped with a NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and an 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device.  When the 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device for the center display reaches lifetime wear, the eMMC controller will no longer be able to maintain the integrity of the filesystem, causing a failure in some of the center display functions.", "consequence": "The eMMC controller wear-out condition can cause the loss of the rearview camera display, defrost/defog control settings, and exterior turn signal lighting, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Owners should ensure their vehicles are operating firmware release 2020.48.48.12 or newer, which will alert owners if the eMMC is approaching lifetime wear.  Tesla will notify owners, and will replace the VCM daughterboard with one containing an enhanced eMMC controller, free of charge.  The recall began March 29, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-21-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}], "recall_groups": ["adas", "airbags", "electrical", "steering"], "recall_covered_share": 36.4, "park_warnings": 0, "ota_recalls": 8, "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2018, "fetched_at": "2026-09-04T11:35:16+00:00", "segment": "ev", "idx_vs_all": 0.38, "idx_vs_make": 0.24, "idx_vs_year": 0.33, "idx_vs_segment": 0.29, "early_idx": 0.33, "band": "far_fewer", "rank_in_year": 25, "n_in_year": 73, "peers_year": [{"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "per_year": 14.8, "idx_vs_all": 0.35, "complaints": 128, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "per_year": 16.1, "idx_vs_all": 0.38, "complaints": 140, "self": true}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "per_year": 116.2, "idx_vs_all": 2.76, "complaints": 1008, "self": false}], "prev_year": null, "next_year": {"year": 2019, "per_year": 9.5, "complaints": 73}, "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23002", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL", "opened": "2023-06-29", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23001", "subject": "Defect Petition Interlock Request", "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER", "opened": "2023-04-07", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a “recall of all Tesla cars” produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require: (i) occasional removal of the driver’s foot from the pedals; and (ii) application of the brake pedal before fully stopping the vehicle. ODI evaluated the allegations by, among other things, reviewing the Petition and supporting technical paper, and analyzing Tesla’s response to ODI’s Information Request. ODI is denying this Petition. ODI has not found evidence that warrants the opening of a safety defect investigation into the Tesla vehicles as described in the Petition. The use of regenerative braking controlled by the accelerator pedal, or one-pedal driving, is common across most light vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles and Tesla vehicles are not unique in this respect. Further, ODI identified only a handful of collisions potentially within the scope of the alleged defect; and corresponding vehicle data demonstrated that the subject vehicles responded appropriately to control inputs by their drivers. Moreover, ODI is unaware of any evidence to suggest that Petitioner’s proposed interlock would have prevented alleged SUA events as apparently described in the Petition and supporting materials. Accordingly, the Agency is denying the petition. As with all potential motor vehicle safety risks, NHTSA will continue to review any new information or incidents as they ar", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "DP22005", "subject": "Pedestrian alert sounds", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM", "opened": "2023-01-27", "closed": "2023-08-07", "campaign": "22V063000", "summary": "NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA22002", "subject": "Autopilot System Driver Controls", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "opened": "2022-06-08", "closed": "2024-04-25", "campaign": "23V838", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla’s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human factors subject matter experts, and reviews of related publications dedicated to partial driving automation. Autopilot is the simultaneous use of the features that Tesla calls Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. TACC is a type of adaptive cruise control that, like traditional cruise control, maintains a set speed but also slows or accelerates as necessary to maintain the vehicle’s following distance from a vehicle in front. As designed, Autosteer detects lane markings and the presence of other nearby vehicles and objects to keep the vehicle in its driving lane. Autopilot is characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 (“L2 system”) partial driving automation system that provides driver assistance through steering, propulsion, and braking within a specified driving environment under direct supervision of the driver. L2 systems should be designed to support the driver’s need to monitor the system in response to the constantly changing driving environment and, if necessary, take over the dynamic driving task. To ensure sufficient driver engagement, vehicles with L2 systems should employ driver engagement systems and usage controls that are appropriate and sufficient for the L2 system design and driver expectations. ODI completed an analysis of 956 crashes reported", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21023", "subject": "Tesla Passenger Play", "component": "EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:RECEPTACLE", "opened": "2021-12-21", "closed": "2023-05-26", "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-023) on December 21, 2021, to evaluate the driver distraction potential and use frequency / circumstances of in-vehicle game-play functionality referred to as ?Passenger Play? in certain model year (MY) 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y vehicles. Distracted driving can result in an increased risk of a crash. PE21-023 was prompted by the receipt of Vehicle Owners Questionnaire (VOQ) 11439598 from the owner of a 2021 Model 3 on November 6, 2021. ODI sent an Information Request (IR) letter to Tesla on January 20, 2022 and received Tesla?s response on March 4, 2022.On December 24, 2020, Tesla introduced Passenger Play to vehicles equipped with the Intel Atom processor (receiving an aftersale software update) via its 2020 holiday release. Passenger Play permitted occupants to play specific games selected by Tesla for primarily turn-based play style and limited gameplay motion with the transmission in Drive and the vehicle in motion. Under these conditions, a notification would display on the screen and the screen area devoted to the game would reduce from 100% to accommodate vehicle controls and driving task data readout. Specific changes varied among models. On December 21, 2022, Tesla voluntarily disabled Passenger Play capability with Firmware Release 2021.44.25.1 in response to NHTSA?s request. Tesla reported a month later that a 97% completion rate was achieved though Tesla?s Over the Air (OTA) update. ODI opened PE 21-023 to evaluate the driver distraction potential of Tesla Passenger Play while the vehicle is being driven including aspects of the feature, frequency, and use scenarios.Based on the analysis conducted, PE21-023 has been closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists. Furthermore, it does not foreclose the Agency from taking further action, if warranted, or the potential for a future finding that a saf", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021], "open": false}, {"action": "EA21002", "subject": "Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture", "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE", "opened": "2021-09-17", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These \"non-desiccated\" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004L that does contain a desiccant. None of these \"desiccated\" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All Takata inflators produced with propellant 2004L contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated PSAN inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant sat", "years": [2018], "open": true}, {"action": "PE21020", "subject": "Autopilot & First Responder Scenes", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2021-08-13", "closed": "2022-06-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On August 13, 2021, NHTSA?s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-020) to assess the performance of Tesla?s Autopilot system (a system characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 driving automation system designed to support and assist the driver in performing the driving task) available in Tesla vehicles. The investigation opening was motivated by an accumulation of crashes in which Tesla vehicles, operating with Autopilot engaged, struck stationary in-road or roadside first responder vehicles tending to pre-existing collision scenes. Upon opening the investigation, NHTSA indicated that the PE would also evaluate additional similar circumstance crashes of Tesla vehicles operating with Autopilot engaged, as well as assess the technologies and methods used to monitor, assist, and enforce the driver?s engagement with the dynamic driving task during Autopilot operation.PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and to explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver?s supervision. In doing so, NHTSA plans to continue its assessment of vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations.The attached Detailed Summary further describes NHTSA?s review to date and the basis for upgrade to an EA.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA20003", "subject": "Loss of rearview camera", "component": "VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM", "opened": "2020-11-12", "closed": "2024-05-02", "campaign": "21V035", "summary": "On November 20, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) 20-003 to investigate incidents of media control unit (MCU) failures resulting in loss of rearview camera in model year (MY) 2012-18 Tesla Model S and model year (MY) 2016-2018 Tesla Model X vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device. During its investigation, ODI learned that the expected usage life rating for the 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device is approximately 3,000 “P/E” or Program-Erase cycles, after which the eMMC NAND flash memory device would become fully consumed and no longer be operational, leading to a failure of the media control unit (MCU). At a daily cycle usage rate of 1.4 per block, accumulation of 3,000 P/E cycles would take only 5-6 years. Historically, the expected life of a vehicle generally far exceeds 5-6 years of service. ODI believes that a 5- or 6-year life expectancy for a component integral to providing the driver with safety functions is insufficient. During our review of the data, Tesla provided confirmation that all units will inevitably fail given the memory device’s finite storage capacity. Tesla provided its own statistical model showing the number of projected weekly MCU repairs from 2020 to 2028, estimating that replacement rates for MCU failures will peak in early 2022 and gradually decline until (near) full part turnover has been accomplished in 2028. According to Tesla, for subject vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device, the eMMC NAND cell hardware will fail when reaching lifetime wear, for which the eMMC controller has no available memory blocks necessary to recover. With this failure mode, the only recovery available is a replacement of the eMMC device, achieved by physical part replacement of either the MCU assembly or visual control module subcomponent. Tesla provided information concerning the ", "years": [2018], "open": false}, {"action": "PE20010", "subject": "Loss of rearview camera", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "opened": "2020-06-22", "closed": "2020-11-22", "campaign": "", "summary": "On June 22, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE20-010 to investigate incidents of media control unit (MCU) failures resulting in loss of rearview camera in model year (MY) 2012-2015 Tesla Model S vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device. EMMC NAND flash devices have a finite lifespan based upon the number of program/erase (P/E) cycles. The subject MCU allegedly fails prematurely due to memory wear-out of the eMMC NAND flash. Tesla used the same MCU with the Tegra 3 processor in approximately 159 thousand 2012-2018 Model S and 2016-2018 Model X vehicles built by Tesla through early-2018. In response to ODI's Information Request (IR) for PE20-010, Tesla provided ODI with 2,399 complaints and field reports, 7,777 warranty claims, and 4,746 non-warranty claims related to MCU replacements. The data show failure rates over 30 percent in certain build months and accelerating failure trends after 3 to 4 years-in-service.According to Tesla, for subject vehicles equipped with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with an integrated 8GB eMMC NAND flash memory device, the eMMC NAND cell hardware can fail when reaching lifetime wear, for which the eMMC controller has no available blocks to recover. With this failure mode, the only recovery available is a replacement of the eMMC device, achieved by physical part replacement of either the MCU assembly or visual control module subcomponent. Tesla provided the effects of MCU failure on vehicle function which result in loss of rearview/backup camera, loss of HVAC (defogging) setting controls (if the HVAC status was OFF status prior to failure.) There is also an impact on the advanced driver assistance support (ADAS) Autopilot system, and turn signal functionality due to the possible loss of audible chimes, driver sensing, and alerts associated with these vehicle functions. There are precedents for addressing defects that result in los", "years": [2018], "open": false}, {"action": "DP20001", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS", "opened": "2020-01-13", "closed": "2021-01-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On December 19, 2019, NHTSA received a petition from Mr. Brian Sparks requesting that the Agency recall all [Tesla] Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles produced from 2013 to the present due to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA). In his petition and follow-up submissions, the petitioner identified a total of 232 non-duplicative complaints to NHTSA, including 203 reporting crashes. On January 13, 2020, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Defect Petition DP20-001 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. ODI's evaluation included reviews of all complaints and supporting information referenced by the petitioner, as well as 14 additional complaints to NHTSA related to SUA crash allegations that were either not selected by the petitioner or were submitted after the petitioner's most recent submission. The review also included analyses of available crash data (EDR, Tesla log data, and/or video data) the Agency acquired as part of the evaluation.After reviewing the available data, ODI has not identified evidence that would support opening a defect investigation into SUA in the subject vehicles. In every instance in which event data was available for review by ODI, the evidence shows that SUA crashes in the complaints cited by the petitioner have been caused by pedal misapplication. There is no evidence of any fault in the accelerator pedal assemblies, motor control systems, or brake systems that has contributed to any of the cited incidents. There is no evidence of a design factor contributing to increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. The theory provided of a potential electronic cause of SUA in the subject vehicles is based upon inaccurate assumptions about system design and log data.NHTSA is authorized to issue an order requiring notification and remedy of a defect if the Agency?s investigation shows a defect in design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle that presents an unreasonable risk to safety. 49 U.S.C. ?? 30102(a)(9), 30118. Si", "years": [2018, 2019], "open": false}, {"action": "DP19005", "subject": "Battery Management Software Updates", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2019-10-01", "closed": "2021-09-28", "campaign": "", "summary": "In a letter dated September 17, 2019, Mr. Edward Chen petitioned the NHTSA to initiate a defect investigation of certain Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles that received revised battery management software in one or more over-the-air (OTA) updates from Tesla, beginning in May 2019. The petitioner bases his request on vehicle fires that took place worldwide and OTA software updates Tesla made to the Battery Management System (BMS) of certain Tesla vehicles that resulted in loss of available vehicle mileage range and increased charging durations.On October 1, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP19-005 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. Information provided by Tesla in response to ODI's information request letter for DP19-005 indicated that a firmware update that may limit maximum voltage was installed in certain MY 2012 through 2016 Model S vehicles (subject vehicles). The voltage limiting firmware is a dynamic algorithm that is enabled in vehicles with high Supercharging use histories, which contributes to high usage stress to the high-voltage (HV) battery. Tesla sold approximately 61,781 subject vehicles in the United States and, through August 2021, the voltage limiting firmware had been enabled in approximately 2,062 vehicles. Through December 2020, ODI identified 59 complaints from consumers alleging reductions in battery capacity (52) or charging speed (7) in the subject vehicles. Log data from these vehicles showed that the voltage limiting firmware had been enabled in about 58 percent (30 of 52) of the complaints alleging range loss. Subsequent updates have restored some or all of the battery capacity to vehicles affected by the voltage limiting firmware coupled with updates enhancing BMS battery brick monitoring algorithms. None of the complaint vehicles have reported any thermal incidents or other safety hazards related to the HV battery.The five non-crash fires referenced in the petition include two fires that occurred in China in ea", "years": [2018, 2019], "open": false}], "keywords": {"wheels": [{"term": "suspension", "docs": 17, "ratio": 47.2}, {"term": "com", "docs": 14, "ratio": 71.3}, {"term": "https", "docs": 14, "ratio": 70.9}, {"term": "junkyard", "docs": 10, "ratio": 354.0}, {"term": "lot photos", "docs": 7, "ratio": 1049.1}, {"term": "www", "docs": 11, "ratio": 77.6}], "electrical": [{"term": "mcu", "docs": 4, "ratio": 584.9}, {"term": "media control", "docs": 3, "ratio": 1498.8}, {"term": "reboots", "docs": 3, "ratio": 74.0}, {"term": "instrument cluster", "docs": 4, "ratio": 22.6}, {"term": "blank", "docs": 4, "ratio": 20.1}, {"term": "failures", "docs": 5, "ratio": 11.0}], "hvac": [{"term": "accelerated", "docs": 6, "ratio": 29.4}, {"term": "send", "docs": 3, "ratio": 44.7}, {"term": "suddenly", "docs": 5, "ratio": 6.5}, {"term": "front", "docs": 6, "ratio": 3.9}, {"term": "thank", "docs": 3, "ratio": 13.1}, {"term": "hit", "docs": 4, "ratio": 5.3}]}, "changed": "2026-09-04"}, {"first_filed": "2019-04-25", "last_filed": "2025-06-19", "median_filing_delay_days": 14, "limited_data": false, "complaints": 73, "crashes": 10, "fires": 3, "injuries": 5, "deaths": 0, "severe": 11, "severe_share": 15.1, "injuries_per_100": 6.8, "per_year": 9.5, "age_years": 7.7, "by_group": [{"group": "wheels", "count": 20, "share": 27.4, "ratio": 10.99}, {"group": "electrical", "count": 16, "share": 21.9, "ratio": 1.39}, {"group": "hvac", "count": 9, "share": 12.3, "ratio": 1.37}, {"group": "steering", "count": 7, "share": 9.6, "ratio": 1.48}, {"group": "adas", "count": 4, "share": 5.5, "ratio": 0.96}, {"group": "structure", "count": 4, "share": 5.5, "ratio": 0.6}, {"group": "brakes", "count": 3, "share": 4.1, "ratio": 0.68}, {"group": "engine", "count": 2, "share": 2.7, "ratio": 0.12}, {"group": "transmission", "count": 2, "share": 2.7, "ratio": 0.23}, {"group": "airbags", "count": 2, "share": 2.7, "ratio": 0.71}, {"group": "other", "count": 2, "share": 2.7, "ratio": 1.49}, {"group": "fuel", "count": 1, "share": 1.4, "ratio": 0.33}, {"group": "exterior", "count": 1, "share": 1.4, "ratio": 0.9}], "top_group": "wheels", "by_filed_year": [{"year": 2019, "count": 7}, {"year": 2020, "count": 19}, {"year": 2021, "count": 11}, {"year": 2022, "count": 9}, {"year": 2023, "count": 14}, {"year": 2024, "count": 9}, {"year": 2025, "count": 4}], "early": 26, "early_closed": true, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 8, "share": 11.0}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 19, "share": 26.0}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 11, "share": 15.1}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 25, "share": 34.2}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 10, "share": 13.7}], "median_age_months": 32, "recent_12m": 0, "prior_12m": 7, "recent_trend": null, "recalls": 8, "recall_list": [{"campaign": "24V376000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2024-05-28", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V051000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2024-01-30", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V838000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2023-12-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remedy.  In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance feature.", "consequence": "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V085000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2023-02-15", "component": "STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation.  The FSD Beta system may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution. In addition, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits.", "consequence": "FSD Beta software that allows a vehicle to exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V818000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2022-11-01", "component": "STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The electronic power assist steering (EPAS) system may experience a loss of power steering assist when driving on rough roads or after hitting a pothole.", "consequence": "A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the EPAS system, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 31, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-014.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V169000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2022-03-18", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Model S, Model X, and 2017-2020 Model 3 vehicles equipped with Autopilot Computer 2.5 and operating certain firmware releases.  The rearview image may not immediately display when the vehicle begins to reverse.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A delayed rearview camera image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V037000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2022-01-27", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The \"rolling stop\" functionality available as part of the Full Self-Driving (Beta) software may allow the vehicle to travel through an all-way stop intersection without first coming to a stop.", "consequence": "Failing to stop at a stop sign can increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that disables the \"rolling stop\" functionality, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "21V846000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "received": "2021-10-29", "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2.  A communication error may cause false forward-collision warning (FCW) or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency brake (AEB) system.", "consequence": "Unexpected activation of the AEB system may cause the car to stop suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  The recall began October 25, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-00-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}], "recall_groups": ["adas", "airbags", "electrical", "steering"], "recall_covered_share": 39.7, "park_warnings": 0, "ota_recalls": 8, "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2019, "fetched_at": "2026-09-04T11:35:23+00:00", "segment": "ev", "idx_vs_all": 0.23, "idx_vs_make": 0.14, "idx_vs_year": 0.21, "idx_vs_segment": 0.17, "early_idx": 0.32, "band": "far_fewer", "rank_in_year": 17, "n_in_year": 76, "peers_year": [{"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model Y", "per_year": 0.0, "idx_vs_all": 0.0, "complaints": 0, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "per_year": 4.2, "idx_vs_all": 0.1, "complaints": 32, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "per_year": 9.5, "idx_vs_all": 0.23, "complaints": 73, "self": true}, {"make": "Chevrolet", "model": "Bolt EV", "per_year": 22.8, "idx_vs_all": 0.54, "complaints": 175, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "per_year": 79.2, "idx_vs_all": 1.88, "complaints": 608, "self": false}], "prev_year": {"year": 2018, "per_year": 16.1, "complaints": 140}, "next_year": {"year": 2020, "per_year": 18.7, "complaints": 125}, "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24033", "subject": "Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING", "opened": "2025-01-06", "closed": "2026-04-03", "campaign": "", "summary": "On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vulnerable road user, injury, fatality, or major property damage as indicated by an air bag deployment or vehicle tow away. Out of millions of Summon sessions, a fraction of 1% resulted in an incident. Almost all those incidents took place where, typically early in a Summon session, the system or person using the app failed to fully detect or respond appropriately to vehicle surroundings resulting in minor impacts. Incidents took place when app users did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness. This limited the app user’s ability to determine whether an impact was imminent during initial vehicle maneuvers such as reversing in close proximity to an obstacle or a curb. ODI found that the impacts most often occurred with parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles, and short parking bollards. During this investigation, ODI identified two Summon crashes related to camera blockages. In both crashes, Summon attempted to navigate a snowy parking lot with snow partially or fully obstructing the forward-facing cameras. Summon did not detect the camera blockage and the vehicles collided with unoccupied parked vehicles while navigating the parking lot. App users in both instances did not command a vehicle stop or pause despite the obs", "years": [2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": false}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23002", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL", "opened": "2023-06-29", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23001", "subject": "Defect Petition Interlock Request", "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER", "opened": "2023-04-07", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a “recall of all Tesla cars” produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require: (i) occasional removal of the driver’s foot from the pedals; and (ii) application of the brake pedal before fully stopping the vehicle. ODI evaluated the allegations by, among other things, reviewing the Petition and supporting technical paper, and analyzing Tesla’s response to ODI’s Information Request. ODI is denying this Petition. ODI has not found evidence that warrants the opening of a safety defect investigation into the Tesla vehicles as described in the Petition. The use of regenerative braking controlled by the accelerator pedal, or one-pedal driving, is common across most light vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles and Tesla vehicles are not unique in this respect. Further, ODI identified only a handful of collisions potentially within the scope of the alleged defect; and corresponding vehicle data demonstrated that the subject vehicles responded appropriately to control inputs by their drivers. Moreover, ODI is unaware of any evidence to suggest that Petitioner’s proposed interlock would have prevented alleged SUA events as apparently described in the Petition and supporting materials. Accordingly, the Agency is denying the petition. As with all potential motor vehicle safety risks, NHTSA will continue to review any new information or incidents as they ar", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "DP22005", "subject": "Pedestrian alert sounds", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM", "opened": "2023-01-27", "closed": "2023-08-07", "campaign": "22V063000", "summary": "NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA22002", "subject": "Autopilot System Driver Controls", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "opened": "2022-06-08", "closed": "2024-04-25", "campaign": "23V838", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla’s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human factors subject matter experts, and reviews of related publications dedicated to partial driving automation. Autopilot is the simultaneous use of the features that Tesla calls Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. TACC is a type of adaptive cruise control that, like traditional cruise control, maintains a set speed but also slows or accelerates as necessary to maintain the vehicle’s following distance from a vehicle in front. As designed, Autosteer detects lane markings and the presence of other nearby vehicles and objects to keep the vehicle in its driving lane. Autopilot is characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 (“L2 system”) partial driving automation system that provides driver assistance through steering, propulsion, and braking within a specified driving environment under direct supervision of the driver. L2 systems should be designed to support the driver’s need to monitor the system in response to the constantly changing driving environment and, if necessary, take over the dynamic driving task. To ensure sufficient driver engagement, vehicles with L2 systems should employ driver engagement systems and usage controls that are appropriate and sufficient for the L2 system design and driver expectations. ODI completed an analysis of 956 crashes reported", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21023", "subject": "Tesla Passenger Play", "component": "EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:RECEPTACLE", "opened": "2021-12-21", "closed": "2023-05-26", "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-023) on December 21, 2021, to evaluate the driver distraction potential and use frequency / circumstances of in-vehicle game-play functionality referred to as ?Passenger Play? in certain model year (MY) 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y vehicles. Distracted driving can result in an increased risk of a crash. PE21-023 was prompted by the receipt of Vehicle Owners Questionnaire (VOQ) 11439598 from the owner of a 2021 Model 3 on November 6, 2021. ODI sent an Information Request (IR) letter to Tesla on January 20, 2022 and received Tesla?s response on March 4, 2022.On December 24, 2020, Tesla introduced Passenger Play to vehicles equipped with the Intel Atom processor (receiving an aftersale software update) via its 2020 holiday release. Passenger Play permitted occupants to play specific games selected by Tesla for primarily turn-based play style and limited gameplay motion with the transmission in Drive and the vehicle in motion. Under these conditions, a notification would display on the screen and the screen area devoted to the game would reduce from 100% to accommodate vehicle controls and driving task data readout. Specific changes varied among models. On December 21, 2022, Tesla voluntarily disabled Passenger Play capability with Firmware Release 2021.44.25.1 in response to NHTSA?s request. Tesla reported a month later that a 97% completion rate was achieved though Tesla?s Over the Air (OTA) update. ODI opened PE 21-023 to evaluate the driver distraction potential of Tesla Passenger Play while the vehicle is being driven including aspects of the feature, frequency, and use scenarios.Based on the analysis conducted, PE21-023 has been closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists. Furthermore, it does not foreclose the Agency from taking further action, if warranted, or the potential for a future finding that a saf", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21020", "subject": "Autopilot & First Responder Scenes", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2021-08-13", "closed": "2022-06-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On August 13, 2021, NHTSA?s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-020) to assess the performance of Tesla?s Autopilot system (a system characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 driving automation system designed to support and assist the driver in performing the driving task) available in Tesla vehicles. The investigation opening was motivated by an accumulation of crashes in which Tesla vehicles, operating with Autopilot engaged, struck stationary in-road or roadside first responder vehicles tending to pre-existing collision scenes. Upon opening the investigation, NHTSA indicated that the PE would also evaluate additional similar circumstance crashes of Tesla vehicles operating with Autopilot engaged, as well as assess the technologies and methods used to monitor, assist, and enforce the driver?s engagement with the dynamic driving task during Autopilot operation.PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and to explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver?s supervision. In doing so, NHTSA plans to continue its assessment of vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations.The attached Detailed Summary further describes NHTSA?s review to date and the basis for upgrade to an EA.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "DP20001", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS", "opened": "2020-01-13", "closed": "2021-01-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On December 19, 2019, NHTSA received a petition from Mr. Brian Sparks requesting that the Agency recall all [Tesla] Model S, Model X, and Model 3 vehicles produced from 2013 to the present due to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA). In his petition and follow-up submissions, the petitioner identified a total of 232 non-duplicative complaints to NHTSA, including 203 reporting crashes. On January 13, 2020, NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Defect Petition DP20-001 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. ODI's evaluation included reviews of all complaints and supporting information referenced by the petitioner, as well as 14 additional complaints to NHTSA related to SUA crash allegations that were either not selected by the petitioner or were submitted after the petitioner's most recent submission. The review also included analyses of available crash data (EDR, Tesla log data, and/or video data) the Agency acquired as part of the evaluation.After reviewing the available data, ODI has not identified evidence that would support opening a defect investigation into SUA in the subject vehicles. In every instance in which event data was available for review by ODI, the evidence shows that SUA crashes in the complaints cited by the petitioner have been caused by pedal misapplication. There is no evidence of any fault in the accelerator pedal assemblies, motor control systems, or brake systems that has contributed to any of the cited incidents. There is no evidence of a design factor contributing to increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. The theory provided of a potential electronic cause of SUA in the subject vehicles is based upon inaccurate assumptions about system design and log data.NHTSA is authorized to issue an order requiring notification and remedy of a defect if the Agency?s investigation shows a defect in design, construction, or performance of a motor vehicle that presents an unreasonable risk to safety. 49 U.S.C. ?? 30102(a)(9), 30118. Si", "years": [2018, 2019], "open": false}, {"action": "DP19005", "subject": "Battery Management Software Updates", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2019-10-01", "closed": "2021-09-28", "campaign": "", "summary": "In a letter dated September 17, 2019, Mr. Edward Chen petitioned the NHTSA to initiate a defect investigation of certain Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles that received revised battery management software in one or more over-the-air (OTA) updates from Tesla, beginning in May 2019. The petitioner bases his request on vehicle fires that took place worldwide and OTA software updates Tesla made to the Battery Management System (BMS) of certain Tesla vehicles that resulted in loss of available vehicle mileage range and increased charging durations.On October 1, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP19-005 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. Information provided by Tesla in response to ODI's information request letter for DP19-005 indicated that a firmware update that may limit maximum voltage was installed in certain MY 2012 through 2016 Model S vehicles (subject vehicles). The voltage limiting firmware is a dynamic algorithm that is enabled in vehicles with high Supercharging use histories, which contributes to high usage stress to the high-voltage (HV) battery. Tesla sold approximately 61,781 subject vehicles in the United States and, through August 2021, the voltage limiting firmware had been enabled in approximately 2,062 vehicles. Through December 2020, ODI identified 59 complaints from consumers alleging reductions in battery capacity (52) or charging speed (7) in the subject vehicles. Log data from these vehicles showed that the voltage limiting firmware had been enabled in about 58 percent (30 of 52) of the complaints alleging range loss. Subsequent updates have restored some or all of the battery capacity to vehicles affected by the voltage limiting firmware coupled with updates enhancing BMS battery brick monitoring algorithms. None of the complaint vehicles have reported any thermal incidents or other safety hazards related to the HV battery.The five non-crash fires referenced in the petition include two fires that occurred in China in ea", "years": [2018, 2019], "open": false}], "keywords": {"wheels": [{"term": "suspension", "docs": 13, "ratio": 57.7}, {"term": "junkyard", "docs": 6, "ratio": 339.9}, {"term": "vehicledetails", "docs": 5, "ratio": 479.6}, {"term": "www iaai", "docs": 5, "ratio": 444.1}, {"term": "iaai com", "docs": 5, "ratio": 433.4}, {"term": "giblets", "docs": 4, "ratio": 1308.0}], "electrical": [{"term": "dark", "docs": 5, "ratio": 41.6}, {"term": "roadside", "docs": 4, "ratio": 42.5}, {"term": "autopilot", "docs": 3, "ratio": 20.2}, {"term": "dashboard", "docs": 4, "ratio": 7.0}, {"term": "minutes", "docs": 4, "ratio": 6.5}, {"term": "working", "docs": 4, "ratio": 5.6}], "hvac": [{"term": "completely", "docs": 3, "ratio": 6.5}]}, "changed": "2026-09-04"}, {"first_filed": "2020-01-17", "last_filed": "2026-09-02", "median_filing_delay_days": 17, "limited_data": false, "complaints": 125, "crashes": 17, "fires": 0, "injuries": 6, "deaths": 0, "severe": 17, "severe_share": 13.6, "injuries_per_100": 4.8, "per_year": 18.7, "age_years": 6.7, "by_group": [{"group": "electrical", "count": 32, "share": 25.6, "ratio": 1.63}, {"group": "wheels", "count": 27, "share": 21.6, "ratio": 8.67}, {"group": "adas", "count": 15, "share": 12.0, "ratio": 2.09}, {"group": "steering", "count": 13, "share": 10.4, "ratio": 1.6}, {"group": "transmission", "count": 8, "share": 6.4, "ratio": 0.55}, {"group": "hvac", "count": 8, "share": 6.4, "ratio": 0.71}, {"group": "structure", "count": 7, "share": 5.6, "ratio": 0.61}, {"group": "brakes", "count": 6, "share": 4.8, "ratio": 0.79}, {"group": "other", "count": 6, "share": 4.8, "ratio": 2.65}, {"group": "engine", "count": 2, "share": 1.6, "ratio": 0.07}, {"group": "airbags", "count": 1, "share": 0.8, "ratio": 0.21}], "top_group": "electrical", "by_filed_year": [{"year": 2020, "count": 23}, {"year": 2021, "count": 17}, {"year": 2022, "count": 29}, {"year": 2023, "count": 19}, {"year": 2024, "count": 18}, {"year": 2025, "count": 9}, {"year": 2026, "count": 10}], "early": 40, "early_closed": true, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 27, "share": 21.6}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 17, "share": 13.6}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 30, "share": 24.0}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 34, "share": 27.2}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 17, "share": 13.6}], "median_age_months": 28, "recent_12m": 11, "prior_12m": 13, "recent_trend": "steady", "recalls": 10, "recall_list": [{"campaign": "24V376000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2024-05-28", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V153000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2024-02-27", "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2013, 2018-2021 Model S, 2020-2021 Model X, 2018-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  A factory reset muted the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are muted, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, release 2023.44.30.14, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 27, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-006.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V051000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2024-01-30", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V838000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2023-12-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remedy.  In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance feature.", "consequence": "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V085000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2023-02-15", "component": "STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation.  The FSD Beta system may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution. In addition, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits.", "consequence": "FSD Beta software that allows a vehicle to exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V818000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2022-11-01", "component": "STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The electronic power assist steering (EPAS) system may experience a loss of power steering assist when driving on rough roads or after hitting a pothole.", "consequence": "A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the EPAS system, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 31, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-014.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V235000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2022-04-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model Y, Model X, Model S, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles.  The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, which may obscure the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are obscured, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will disable the Boombox functionality when the vehicle is in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes, including Summon and Smart Summon, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-003.  Note: This recall supersedes recall 22V-063.  Vehicles configured with Summon or Smart Summon and already remedied under 22V-063 will need to have the new remedy software installed.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V063000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2022-02-04", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model S, Model X, Model Y, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles.  The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, which may obscure the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are obscured, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will disable the Boombox functionality when the vehicle is in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 5, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-003.  Note: This recall has been superseded by Recall 22V-235.  Tesla's number for the new recall is SB-22-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V037000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2022-01-27", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The \"rolling stop\" functionality available as part of the Full Self-Driving (Beta) software may allow the vehicle to travel through an all-way stop intersection without first coming to a stop.", "consequence": "Failing to stop at a stop sign can increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that disables the \"rolling stop\" functionality, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "21V846000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "received": "2021-10-29", "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2.  A communication error may cause false forward-collision warning (FCW) or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency brake (AEB) system.", "consequence": "Unexpected activation of the AEB system may cause the car to stop suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  The recall began October 25, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-00-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}], "recall_groups": ["adas", "airbags", "electrical", "steering"], "recall_covered_share": 48.8, "park_warnings": 0, "ota_recalls": 10, "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2020, "fetched_at": "2026-09-04T11:35:28+00:00", "segment": "ev", "idx_vs_all": 0.44, "idx_vs_make": 0.28, "idx_vs_year": 0.49, "idx_vs_segment": 0.33, "early_idx": 0.7, "band": "far_fewer", "rank_in_year": 35, "n_in_year": 82, "peers_year": [{"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "per_year": 12.0, "idx_vs_all": 0.29, "complaints": 80, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "per_year": 18.7, "idx_vs_all": 0.44, "complaints": 125, "self": true}, {"make": "Chevrolet", "model": "Bolt EV", "per_year": 25.8, "idx_vs_all": 0.61, "complaints": 172, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model Y", "per_year": 41.2, "idx_vs_all": 0.98, "complaints": 275, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "per_year": 67.0, "idx_vs_all": 1.59, "complaints": 447, "self": false}], "prev_year": {"year": 2019, "per_year": 9.5, "complaints": 73}, "next_year": {"year": 2021, "per_year": 7.1, "complaints": 40}, "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23002", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL", "opened": "2023-06-29", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23001", "subject": "Defect Petition Interlock Request", "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER", "opened": "2023-04-07", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a “recall of all Tesla cars” produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require: (i) occasional removal of the driver’s foot from the pedals; and (ii) application of the brake pedal before fully stopping the vehicle. ODI evaluated the allegations by, among other things, reviewing the Petition and supporting technical paper, and analyzing Tesla’s response to ODI’s Information Request. ODI is denying this Petition. ODI has not found evidence that warrants the opening of a safety defect investigation into the Tesla vehicles as described in the Petition. The use of regenerative braking controlled by the accelerator pedal, or one-pedal driving, is common across most light vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles and Tesla vehicles are not unique in this respect. Further, ODI identified only a handful of collisions potentially within the scope of the alleged defect; and corresponding vehicle data demonstrated that the subject vehicles responded appropriately to control inputs by their drivers. Moreover, ODI is unaware of any evidence to suggest that Petitioner’s proposed interlock would have prevented alleged SUA events as apparently described in the Petition and supporting materials. Accordingly, the Agency is denying the petition. As with all potential motor vehicle safety risks, NHTSA will continue to review any new information or incidents as they ar", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "DP22005", "subject": "Pedestrian alert sounds", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM", "opened": "2023-01-27", "closed": "2023-08-07", "campaign": "22V063000", "summary": "NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA22002", "subject": "Autopilot System Driver Controls", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "opened": "2022-06-08", "closed": "2024-04-25", "campaign": "23V838", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla’s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human factors subject matter experts, and reviews of related publications dedicated to partial driving automation. Autopilot is the simultaneous use of the features that Tesla calls Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. TACC is a type of adaptive cruise control that, like traditional cruise control, maintains a set speed but also slows or accelerates as necessary to maintain the vehicle’s following distance from a vehicle in front. As designed, Autosteer detects lane markings and the presence of other nearby vehicles and objects to keep the vehicle in its driving lane. Autopilot is characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 (“L2 system”) partial driving automation system that provides driver assistance through steering, propulsion, and braking within a specified driving environment under direct supervision of the driver. L2 systems should be designed to support the driver’s need to monitor the system in response to the constantly changing driving environment and, if necessary, take over the dynamic driving task. To ensure sufficient driver engagement, vehicles with L2 systems should employ driver engagement systems and usage controls that are appropriate and sufficient for the L2 system design and driver expectations. ODI completed an analysis of 956 crashes reported", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21023", "subject": "Tesla Passenger Play", "component": "EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:RECEPTACLE", "opened": "2021-12-21", "closed": "2023-05-26", "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-023) on December 21, 2021, to evaluate the driver distraction potential and use frequency / circumstances of in-vehicle game-play functionality referred to as ?Passenger Play? in certain model year (MY) 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y vehicles. Distracted driving can result in an increased risk of a crash. PE21-023 was prompted by the receipt of Vehicle Owners Questionnaire (VOQ) 11439598 from the owner of a 2021 Model 3 on November 6, 2021. ODI sent an Information Request (IR) letter to Tesla on January 20, 2022 and received Tesla?s response on March 4, 2022.On December 24, 2020, Tesla introduced Passenger Play to vehicles equipped with the Intel Atom processor (receiving an aftersale software update) via its 2020 holiday release. Passenger Play permitted occupants to play specific games selected by Tesla for primarily turn-based play style and limited gameplay motion with the transmission in Drive and the vehicle in motion. Under these conditions, a notification would display on the screen and the screen area devoted to the game would reduce from 100% to accommodate vehicle controls and driving task data readout. Specific changes varied among models. On December 21, 2022, Tesla voluntarily disabled Passenger Play capability with Firmware Release 2021.44.25.1 in response to NHTSA?s request. Tesla reported a month later that a 97% completion rate was achieved though Tesla?s Over the Air (OTA) update. ODI opened PE 21-023 to evaluate the driver distraction potential of Tesla Passenger Play while the vehicle is being driven including aspects of the feature, frequency, and use scenarios.Based on the analysis conducted, PE21-023 has been closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists. Furthermore, it does not foreclose the Agency from taking further action, if warranted, or the potential for a future finding that a saf", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21020", "subject": "Autopilot & First Responder Scenes", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2021-08-13", "closed": "2022-06-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On August 13, 2021, NHTSA?s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-020) to assess the performance of Tesla?s Autopilot system (a system characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 driving automation system designed to support and assist the driver in performing the driving task) available in Tesla vehicles. The investigation opening was motivated by an accumulation of crashes in which Tesla vehicles, operating with Autopilot engaged, struck stationary in-road or roadside first responder vehicles tending to pre-existing collision scenes. Upon opening the investigation, NHTSA indicated that the PE would also evaluate additional similar circumstance crashes of Tesla vehicles operating with Autopilot engaged, as well as assess the technologies and methods used to monitor, assist, and enforce the driver?s engagement with the dynamic driving task during Autopilot operation.PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and to explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver?s supervision. In doing so, NHTSA plans to continue its assessment of vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations.The attached Detailed Summary further describes NHTSA?s review to date and the basis for upgrade to an EA.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}], "keywords": {"electrical": [{"term": "autopilot", "docs": 6, "ratio": 20.2}, {"term": "traveling", "docs": 6, "ratio": 7.4}, {"term": "music", "docs": 3, "ratio": 51.3}, {"term": "auto pilot", "docs": 3, "ratio": 45.9}, {"term": "gotten", "docs": 4, "ratio": 17.5}, {"term": "self-driving", "docs": 3, "ratio": 40.9}], "wheels": [{"term": "suspension", "docs": 13, "ratio": 42.8}, {"term": "vehicledetails", "docs": 6, "ratio": 426.3}, {"term": "www iaai", "docs": 6, "ratio": 394.7}, {"term": "iaai com", "docs": 6, "ratio": 385.2}, {"term": "junkyard", "docs": 6, "ratio": 251.8}, {"term": "whompy", "docs": 5, "ratio": 634.4}], "adas": [{"term": "autopilot", "docs": 4, "ratio": 28.8}, {"term": "phantom", "docs": 4, "ratio": 23.6}, {"term": "incidents", "docs": 4, "ratio": 21.8}, {"term": "suddenly", "docs": 6, "ratio": 7.3}, {"term": "cruise control", "docs": 5, "ratio": 9.1}, {"term": "braking", "docs": 5, "ratio": 5.9}]}, "changed": "2026-09-04"}, {"first_filed": "2021-02-11", "last_filed": "2026-08-27", "median_filing_delay_days": 7, "limited_data": false, "complaints": 40, "crashes": 3, "fires": 0, "injuries": 2, "deaths": 0, "severe": 3, "severe_share": 7.5, "injuries_per_100": 5.0, "per_year": 7.1, "age_years": 5.7, "by_group": [{"group": "steering", "count": 11, "share": 27.5, "ratio": 4.24}, {"group": "electrical", "count": 6, "share": 15.0, "ratio": 0.95}, {"group": "hvac", "count": 6, "share": 15.0, "ratio": 1.67}, {"group": "structure", "count": 5, "share": 12.5, "ratio": 1.36}, {"group": "wheels", "count": 4, "share": 10.0, "ratio": 4.01}, {"group": "transmission", "count": 3, "share": 7.5, "ratio": 0.64}, {"group": "adas", "count": 3, "share": 7.5, "ratio": 1.31}, {"group": "brakes", "count": 2, "share": 5.0, "ratio": 0.82}], "top_group": "steering", "by_filed_year": [{"year": 2021, "count": 12}, {"year": 2022, "count": 3}, {"year": 2023, "count": 3}, {"year": 2024, "count": 9}, {"year": 2025, "count": 11}, {"year": 2026, "count": 2}], "early": 15, "early_closed": true, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 12, "share": 30.0}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 4, "share": 10.0}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 4, "share": 10.0}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 19, "share": 47.5}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 1, "share": 2.5}], "median_age_months": 37, "recent_12m": 4, "prior_12m": 12, "recent_trend": null, "recalls": 24, "recall_list": [{"campaign": "26V283000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2026-05-05", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017, 2021-2023 Model 3, 2020-2023 Model Y, 2021-2023 Model S, and Model X vehicles operating software version 2026.8.6. The rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A delayed rearview image reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-26-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "25V172000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2025-03-19", "component": "AIR BAGS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles.  An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.", "consequence": "An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V967000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2024-12-24", "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The driver's air bag could tear during deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection\" and 212, \"Windshield Mounting.\"", "consequence": "A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V554000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2024-07-24", "component": "LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles.  The hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood condition after the hood has been opened.", "consequence": "An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-012.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V376000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2024-05-28", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V153000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2024-02-27", "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2013, 2018-2021 Model S, 2020-2021 Model X, 2018-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  A factory reset muted the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are muted, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, release 2023.44.30.14, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 27, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-006.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V051000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2024-01-30", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V838000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2023-12-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remedy.  In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance feature.", "consequence": "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V743000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2023-11-03", "component": "STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and Model X vehicles.  An incorrect air bag may have been installed when the steering yoke or round steering wheel was replaced with a different style of yoke or steering wheel.", "consequence": "An air bag that is not designed to function with the replacement steering yoke or wheel may deploy incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect and replace the driver air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-005.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "23V679000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2023-10-11", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model X vehicles.  The vehicle controller may fail to detect low brake fluid and will not display a warning light.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Without a warning light, the vehicle may be driven with low brake fluid, which can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-005.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V488000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2023-07-14", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The front-row seat belts may not be connected properly to the pretensioner anchors, which can cause the seat belts to detach.", "consequence": "A detached seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect the front-row seat belts and connect the seat belts to pretensioner anchors, or replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "23V085000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2023-02-15", "component": "STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation.  The FSD Beta system may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution. In addition, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits.", "consequence": "FSD Beta software that allows a vehicle to exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V843000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-11-15", "component": "AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model X vehicles.  The restraint control module (RCM) calibration may cause the front passenger air bag to deploy incorrectly during certain low speed crashes.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A passenger air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the RCM, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-015.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V818000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-11-01", "component": "STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The electronic power assist steering (EPAS) system may experience a loss of power steering assist when driving on rough roads or after hitting a pothole.", "consequence": "A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the EPAS system, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 31, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-014.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V702000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-09-19", "component": "VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2022 Model Y, and 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, \"Power-Operated Window Systems.\"", "consequence": "A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update of the automatic window reversal system, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2032.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-013.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V296000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-05-03", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model S, Model X, and 2022 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles operating certain firmware releases.  The infotainment central processing unit (CPU) may overheat during the preparation or process of fast-charging, causing the CPU to lag or restart.", "consequence": "A lagging or restarting CPU may prevent the center screen from displaying the rearview camera image, gear selection, windshield visibility control settings, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will improve CPU temperature management, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-009.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V235000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-04-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model Y, Model X, Model S, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles.  The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, which may obscure the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are obscured, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will disable the Boombox functionality when the vehicle is in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes, including Summon and Smart Summon, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-003.  Note: This recall supersedes recall 22V-063.  Vehicles configured with Summon or Smart Summon and already remedied under 22V-063 will need to have the new remedy software installed.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V233000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-04-08", "component": "AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model X vehicles.  The left or right front-row side curtain air bags may not deploy as intended when the windows are lowered.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 226, \"Ejection Mitigation.\"", "consequence": "Improper side curtain air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service Centers will replace the left and right front-row side curtain air bags, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 16, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-20-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "22V063000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-02-04", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model S, Model X, Model Y, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles.  The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, which may obscure the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are obscured, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will disable the Boombox functionality when the vehicle is in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 5, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-003.  Note: This recall has been superseded by Recall 22V-235.  Tesla's number for the new recall is SB-22-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V050000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-02-02", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  A software error may cause a valve in the heat pump to open unintentionally and trap the refrigerant inside the evaporator, resulting in decreased defrosting performance.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, \"Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems.\"", "consequence": "Decreased defrosting performance may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-18-002.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V045000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-02-01", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The audible chime may not activate when the vehicle starts and the driver has not buckled their seat belt.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "The driver may be unaware that their seat belt is not fastened, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-002.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V037000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2022-01-27", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The \"rolling stop\" functionality available as part of the Full Self-Driving (Beta) software may allow the vehicle to travel through an all-way stop intersection without first coming to a stop.", "consequence": "Failing to stop at a stop sign can increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that disables the \"rolling stop\" functionality, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "21V868000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2021-11-09", "component": "AIR BAGS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021 Model X and Model S vehicles.  The driver's air bag cushion may tear during deployment.", "consequence": "A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing their risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-20-007.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "21V846000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "received": "2021-10-29", "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2.  A communication error may cause false forward-collision warning (FCW) or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency brake (AEB) system.", "consequence": "Unexpected activation of the AEB system may cause the car to stop suddenly, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  The recall began October 25, 2021.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-00-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}], "recall_groups": ["adas", "airbags", "electrical", "steering", "structure"], "recall_covered_share": 62.5, "park_warnings": 0, "ota_recalls": 17, "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2021, "fetched_at": "2026-09-04T11:35:34+00:00", "segment": "ev", "idx_vs_all": 0.17, "idx_vs_make": 0.11, "idx_vs_year": 0.19, "idx_vs_segment": 0.13, "early_idx": 0.25, "band": "far_fewer", "rank_in_year": 16, "n_in_year": 85, "peers_year": [{"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "per_year": 7.1, "idx_vs_all": 0.17, "complaints": 40, "self": true}, {"make": "Chevrolet", "model": "Bolt EV", "per_year": 11.8, "idx_vs_all": 0.28, "complaints": 67, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "per_year": 31.0, "idx_vs_all": 0.74, "complaints": 176, "self": false}, {"make": "Volkswagen", "model": "ID.4", "per_year": 58.2, "idx_vs_all": 1.38, "complaints": 330, "self": false}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "Mustang Mach-E", "per_year": 60.5, "idx_vs_all": 1.44, "complaints": 343, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "per_year": 115.8, "idx_vs_all": 2.75, "complaints": 657, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model Y", "per_year": 187.9, "idx_vs_all": 4.47, "complaints": 1066, "self": false}], "prev_year": {"year": 2020, "per_year": 18.7, "complaints": 125}, "next_year": {"year": 2022, "per_year": 26.7, "complaints": 125}, "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24033", "subject": "Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING", "opened": "2025-01-06", "closed": "2026-04-03", "campaign": "", "summary": "On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vulnerable road user, injury, fatality, or major property damage as indicated by an air bag deployment or vehicle tow away. Out of millions of Summon sessions, a fraction of 1% resulted in an incident. Almost all those incidents took place where, typically early in a Summon session, the system or person using the app failed to fully detect or respond appropriately to vehicle surroundings resulting in minor impacts. Incidents took place when app users did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness. This limited the app user’s ability to determine whether an impact was imminent during initial vehicle maneuvers such as reversing in close proximity to an obstacle or a curb. ODI found that the impacts most often occurred with parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles, and short parking bollards. During this investigation, ODI identified two Summon crashes related to camera blockages. In both crashes, Summon attempted to navigate a snowy parking lot with snow partially or fully obstructing the forward-facing cameras. Summon did not detect the camera blockage and the vehicles collided with unoccupied parked vehicles while navigating the parking lot. App users in both instances did not command a vehicle stop or pause despite the obs", "years": [2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": false}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23002", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL", "opened": "2023-06-29", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23001", "subject": "Defect Petition Interlock Request", "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER", "opened": "2023-04-07", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a “recall of all Tesla cars” produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require: (i) occasional removal of the driver’s foot from the pedals; and (ii) application of the brake pedal before fully stopping the vehicle. ODI evaluated the allegations by, among other things, reviewing the Petition and supporting technical paper, and analyzing Tesla’s response to ODI’s Information Request. ODI is denying this Petition. ODI has not found evidence that warrants the opening of a safety defect investigation into the Tesla vehicles as described in the Petition. The use of regenerative braking controlled by the accelerator pedal, or one-pedal driving, is common across most light vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles and Tesla vehicles are not unique in this respect. Further, ODI identified only a handful of collisions potentially within the scope of the alleged defect; and corresponding vehicle data demonstrated that the subject vehicles responded appropriately to control inputs by their drivers. Moreover, ODI is unaware of any evidence to suggest that Petitioner’s proposed interlock would have prevented alleged SUA events as apparently described in the Petition and supporting materials. Accordingly, the Agency is denying the petition. As with all potential motor vehicle safety risks, NHTSA will continue to review any new information or incidents as they ar", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE23006", "subject": "Front seat belt anchor detachment", "component": "SEAT BELTS", "opened": "2023-03-24", "closed": "2024-05-16", "campaign": "23V488", "summary": "On March 24, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) after receiving 2 consumer complaints alleging the front seat belts had suddenly detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchor while in motion in model year (MY) 2022-2023 Tesla Model X vehicles. In its June 19, 2023 response to ODI’s May 4, 2023 Information Request letter of the PE, Tesla reported that its review of field repair data identified 12 additional warranty claims of the subject condition in the affected vehicles. On July 14, 2023, Tesla filed a safety recall (NHTSA No. 23V-488) of 15,869 MY 2021 - 2023 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles. The recall remedy is an inspection of the 1st row seat belts for proper connection to the pretensioners. Service personnel will resecure the pretensioners or, if necessary, replace the seat belt retractor assembly. In its recall filing, Tesla stated that effective June 22, 2023, it had updated procedures requiring a first-row seat belt to be disconnected from- and reconnected to- its pretensioner anchor to include additional visual aids to assist technicians and require a pull test-step to confirm that the seat belt was reconnected to the pretensioner anchor to specification. In view of the recall action and process updates taken by Tesla, ODI is closing this PE. The agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances. To review the ODI reports cited in the Closing Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.", "years": [2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "DP22005", "subject": "Pedestrian alert sounds", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM", "opened": "2023-01-27", "closed": "2023-08-07", "campaign": "22V063000", "summary": "NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA22002", "subject": "Autopilot System Driver Controls", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "opened": "2022-06-08", "closed": "2024-04-25", "campaign": "23V838", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla’s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human factors subject matter experts, and reviews of related publications dedicated to partial driving automation. Autopilot is the simultaneous use of the features that Tesla calls Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. TACC is a type of adaptive cruise control that, like traditional cruise control, maintains a set speed but also slows or accelerates as necessary to maintain the vehicle’s following distance from a vehicle in front. As designed, Autosteer detects lane markings and the presence of other nearby vehicles and objects to keep the vehicle in its driving lane. Autopilot is characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 (“L2 system”) partial driving automation system that provides driver assistance through steering, propulsion, and braking within a specified driving environment under direct supervision of the driver. L2 systems should be designed to support the driver’s need to monitor the system in response to the constantly changing driving environment and, if necessary, take over the dynamic driving task. To ensure sufficient driver engagement, vehicles with L2 systems should employ driver engagement systems and usage controls that are appropriate and sufficient for the L2 system design and driver expectations. ODI completed an analysis of 956 crashes reported", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21023", "subject": "Tesla Passenger Play", "component": "EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:RECEPTACLE", "opened": "2021-12-21", "closed": "2023-05-26", "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-023) on December 21, 2021, to evaluate the driver distraction potential and use frequency / circumstances of in-vehicle game-play functionality referred to as ?Passenger Play? in certain model year (MY) 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y vehicles. Distracted driving can result in an increased risk of a crash. PE21-023 was prompted by the receipt of Vehicle Owners Questionnaire (VOQ) 11439598 from the owner of a 2021 Model 3 on November 6, 2021. ODI sent an Information Request (IR) letter to Tesla on January 20, 2022 and received Tesla?s response on March 4, 2022.On December 24, 2020, Tesla introduced Passenger Play to vehicles equipped with the Intel Atom processor (receiving an aftersale software update) via its 2020 holiday release. Passenger Play permitted occupants to play specific games selected by Tesla for primarily turn-based play style and limited gameplay motion with the transmission in Drive and the vehicle in motion. Under these conditions, a notification would display on the screen and the screen area devoted to the game would reduce from 100% to accommodate vehicle controls and driving task data readout. Specific changes varied among models. On December 21, 2022, Tesla voluntarily disabled Passenger Play capability with Firmware Release 2021.44.25.1 in response to NHTSA?s request. Tesla reported a month later that a 97% completion rate was achieved though Tesla?s Over the Air (OTA) update. ODI opened PE 21-023 to evaluate the driver distraction potential of Tesla Passenger Play while the vehicle is being driven including aspects of the feature, frequency, and use scenarios.Based on the analysis conducted, PE21-023 has been closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists. Furthermore, it does not foreclose the Agency from taking further action, if warranted, or the potential for a future finding that a saf", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21020", "subject": "Autopilot & First Responder Scenes", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2021-08-13", "closed": "2022-06-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On August 13, 2021, NHTSA?s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-020) to assess the performance of Tesla?s Autopilot system (a system characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 driving automation system designed to support and assist the driver in performing the driving task) available in Tesla vehicles. The investigation opening was motivated by an accumulation of crashes in which Tesla vehicles, operating with Autopilot engaged, struck stationary in-road or roadside first responder vehicles tending to pre-existing collision scenes. Upon opening the investigation, NHTSA indicated that the PE would also evaluate additional similar circumstance crashes of Tesla vehicles operating with Autopilot engaged, as well as assess the technologies and methods used to monitor, assist, and enforce the driver?s engagement with the dynamic driving task during Autopilot operation.PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and to explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver?s supervision. In doing so, NHTSA plans to continue its assessment of vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations.The attached Detailed Summary further describes NHTSA?s review to date and the basis for upgrade to an EA.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}], "keywords": {"steering": [{"term": "steering assist", "docs": 6, "ratio": 135.1}, {"term": "assist reduced", "docs": 4, "ratio": 236.7}, {"term": "steering gear", "docs": 3, "ratio": 138.2}, {"term": "steering rack", "docs": 3, "ratio": 50.3}, {"term": "heavy", "docs": 3, "ratio": 22.7}, {"term": "locked", "docs": 3, "ratio": 13.8}]}, "changed": "2026-09-04"}, {"first_filed": "2022-03-11", "last_filed": "2026-08-24", "median_filing_delay_days": 5, "limited_data": false, "complaints": 125, "crashes": 12, "fires": 2, "injuries": 2, "deaths": 0, "severe": 14, "severe_share": 11.2, "injuries_per_100": 1.6, "per_year": 26.7, "age_years": 4.7, "by_group": [{"group": "steering", "count": 35, "share": 28.0, "ratio": 4.32}, {"group": "electrical", "count": 16, "share": 12.8, "ratio": 0.81}, {"group": "adas", "count": 16, "share": 12.8, "ratio": 2.23}, {"group": "hvac", "count": 12, "share": 9.6, "ratio": 1.07}, {"group": "airbags", "count": 11, "share": 8.8, "ratio": 2.3}, {"group": "structure", "count": 9, "share": 7.2, "ratio": 0.78}, {"group": "wheels", "count": 9, "share": 7.2, "ratio": 2.89}, {"group": "brakes", "count": 7, "share": 5.6, "ratio": 0.92}, {"group": "transmission", "count": 4, "share": 3.2, "ratio": 0.28}, {"group": "other", "count": 4, "share": 3.2, "ratio": 1.77}, {"group": "fuel", "count": 1, "share": 0.8, "ratio": 0.19}, {"group": "exterior", "count": 1, "share": 0.8, "ratio": 0.51}], "top_group": "steering", "by_filed_year": [{"year": 2022, "count": 30}, {"year": 2023, "count": 34}, {"year": 2024, "count": 33}, {"year": 2025, "count": 13}, {"year": 2026, "count": 15}], "early": 64, "early_closed": true, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 36, "share": 28.8}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 37, "share": 29.6}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 27, "share": 21.6}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 25, "share": 20.0}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 0, "share": 0.0}], "median_age_months": 21, "recent_12m": 19, "prior_12m": 12, "recent_trend": "rising", "recalls": 22, "recall_list": [{"campaign": "26V283000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2026-05-05", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017, 2021-2023 Model 3, 2020-2023 Model Y, 2021-2023 Model S, and Model X vehicles operating software version 2026.8.6. The rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A delayed rearview image reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-26-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "25V172000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2025-03-19", "component": "AIR BAGS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles.  An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.", "consequence": "An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V967000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2024-12-24", "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The driver's air bag could tear during deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection\" and 212, \"Windshield Mounting.\"", "consequence": "A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V554000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2024-07-24", "component": "LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles.  The hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood condition after the hood has been opened.", "consequence": "An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-012.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V376000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2024-05-28", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V051000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2024-01-30", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V862000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2023-12-19", "component": "LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and X vehicles.  The cabin doors can be unlocked during a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, \"Side Impact Protection.\"", "consequence": "An unlocked door may unlatch and open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-009.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V838000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2023-12-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remedy.  In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance feature.", "consequence": "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V743000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2023-11-03", "component": "STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and Model X vehicles.  An incorrect air bag may have been installed when the steering yoke or round steering wheel was replaced with a different style of yoke or steering wheel.", "consequence": "An air bag that is not designed to function with the replacement steering yoke or wheel may deploy incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect and replace the driver air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-005.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "23V679000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2023-10-11", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model X vehicles.  The vehicle controller may fail to detect low brake fluid and will not display a warning light.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Without a warning light, the vehicle may be driven with low brake fluid, which can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-005.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V488000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2023-07-14", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The front-row seat belts may not be connected properly to the pretensioner anchors, which can cause the seat belts to detach.", "consequence": "A detached seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect the front-row seat belts and connect the seat belts to pretensioner anchors, or replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "23V085000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2023-02-15", "component": "STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation.  The FSD Beta system may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution. In addition, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits.", "consequence": "FSD Beta software that allows a vehicle to exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V843000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-11-15", "component": "AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model X vehicles.  The restraint control module (RCM) calibration may cause the front passenger air bag to deploy incorrectly during certain low speed crashes.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A passenger air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the RCM, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-015.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V702000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-09-19", "component": "VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2022 Model Y, and 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, \"Power-Operated Window Systems.\"", "consequence": "A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update of the automatic window reversal system, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2032.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-013.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V296000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-05-03", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model S, Model X, and 2022 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles operating certain firmware releases.  The infotainment central processing unit (CPU) may overheat during the preparation or process of fast-charging, causing the CPU to lag or restart.", "consequence": "A lagging or restarting CPU may prevent the center screen from displaying the rearview camera image, gear selection, windshield visibility control settings, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will improve CPU temperature management, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-009.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V264000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-04-18", "component": "STRUCTURE:BODY", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling one 2022 Model X vehicle.  A body structure reinforcement bracket was not installed at the second-row seat.  As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, \"Seating Systems\" and 210, \"Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.\"", "consequence": "The second-row seat may not properly restrain occupants during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla will replace the vehicle, free of charge.  The recall was completed April 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "22V235000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-04-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model Y, Model X, Model S, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles.  The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, which may obscure the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are obscured, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will disable the Boombox functionality when the vehicle is in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes, including Summon and Smart Summon, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-003.  Note: This recall supersedes recall 22V-063.  Vehicles configured with Summon or Smart Summon and already remedied under 22V-063 will need to have the new remedy software installed.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V233000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-04-08", "component": "AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model X vehicles.  The left or right front-row side curtain air bags may not deploy as intended when the windows are lowered.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 226, \"Ejection Mitigation.\"", "consequence": "Improper side curtain air bag deployment can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service Centers will replace the left and right front-row side curtain air bags, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 16, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-20-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "22V063000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-02-04", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Model S, Model X, Model Y, and 2017-2022 Model 3 vehicles.  The Boombox function allows sounds to be played through an external speaker while the vehicle is in motion, which may obscure the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, \"Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.\"", "consequence": "Pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle if the PWS sounds are obscured, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that will disable the Boombox functionality when the vehicle is in Drive, Neutral and Reverse modes, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 5, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-003.  Note: This recall has been superseded by Recall 22V-235.  Tesla's number for the new recall is SB-22-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V050000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-02-02", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  A software error may cause a valve in the heat pump to open unintentionally and trap the refrigerant inside the evaporator, resulting in decreased defrosting performance.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, \"Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems.\"", "consequence": "Decreased defrosting performance may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-18-002.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V045000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-02-01", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The audible chime may not activate when the vehicle starts and the driver has not buckled their seat belt.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "The driver may be unaware that their seat belt is not fastened, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-002.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V037000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "received": "2022-01-27", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Model S and Model X, 2017-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles.  The \"rolling stop\" functionality available as part of the Full Self-Driving (Beta) software may allow the vehicle to travel through an all-way stop intersection without first coming to a stop.", "consequence": "Failing to stop at a stop sign can increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will perform an over-the-air (OTA) software update that disables the \"rolling stop\" functionality, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2022.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}], "recall_groups": ["airbags", "electrical", "steering", "structure"], "recall_covered_share": 56.8, "park_warnings": 0, "ota_recalls": 15, "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2022, "fetched_at": "2026-09-04T11:35:37+00:00", "segment": "ev", "idx_vs_all": 0.63, "idx_vs_make": 0.4, "idx_vs_year": 0.68, "idx_vs_segment": 0.47, "early_idx": 0.87, "band": "fewer", "rank_in_year": 50, "n_in_year": 92, "peers_year": [{"make": "Chevrolet", "model": "Bolt EV", "per_year": 12.6, "idx_vs_all": 0.3, "complaints": 59, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "per_year": 26.7, "idx_vs_all": 0.63, "complaints": 125, "self": true}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "Mustang Mach-E", "per_year": 28.7, "idx_vs_all": 0.68, "complaints": 134, "self": false}, {"make": "Volkswagen", "model": "ID.4", "per_year": 28.7, "idx_vs_all": 0.68, "complaints": 134, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "per_year": 29.1, "idx_vs_all": 0.69, "complaints": 136, "self": false}, {"make": "Kia", "model": "EV6", "per_year": 58.8, "idx_vs_all": 1.4, "complaints": 275, "self": false}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "F-150 Lightning", "per_year": 64.4, "idx_vs_all": 1.53, "complaints": 301, "self": false}, {"make": "Hyundai", "model": "Ioniq 5", "per_year": 86.0, "idx_vs_all": 2.04, "complaints": 402, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "per_year": 163.3, "idx_vs_all": 3.88, "complaints": 763, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model Y", "per_year": 182.7, "idx_vs_all": 4.34, "complaints": 854, "self": false}], "prev_year": {"year": 2021, "per_year": 7.1, "complaints": 40}, "next_year": {"year": 2023, "per_year": 52.3, "complaints": 192}, "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24033", "subject": "Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING", "opened": "2025-01-06", "closed": "2026-04-03", "campaign": "", "summary": "On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vulnerable road user, injury, fatality, or major property damage as indicated by an air bag deployment or vehicle tow away. Out of millions of Summon sessions, a fraction of 1% resulted in an incident. Almost all those incidents took place where, typically early in a Summon session, the system or person using the app failed to fully detect or respond appropriately to vehicle surroundings resulting in minor impacts. Incidents took place when app users did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness. This limited the app user’s ability to determine whether an impact was imminent during initial vehicle maneuvers such as reversing in close proximity to an obstacle or a curb. ODI found that the impacts most often occurred with parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles, and short parking bollards. During this investigation, ODI identified two Summon crashes related to camera blockages. In both crashes, Summon attempted to navigate a snowy parking lot with snow partially or fully obstructing the forward-facing cameras. Summon did not detect the camera blockage and the vehicles collided with unoccupied parked vehicles while navigating the parking lot. App users in both instances did not command a vehicle stop or pause despite the obs", "years": [2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": false}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23002", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL", "opened": "2023-06-29", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23001", "subject": "Defect Petition Interlock Request", "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER", "opened": "2023-04-07", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a “recall of all Tesla cars” produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require: (i) occasional removal of the driver’s foot from the pedals; and (ii) application of the brake pedal before fully stopping the vehicle. ODI evaluated the allegations by, among other things, reviewing the Petition and supporting technical paper, and analyzing Tesla’s response to ODI’s Information Request. ODI is denying this Petition. ODI has not found evidence that warrants the opening of a safety defect investigation into the Tesla vehicles as described in the Petition. The use of regenerative braking controlled by the accelerator pedal, or one-pedal driving, is common across most light vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles and Tesla vehicles are not unique in this respect. Further, ODI identified only a handful of collisions potentially within the scope of the alleged defect; and corresponding vehicle data demonstrated that the subject vehicles responded appropriately to control inputs by their drivers. Moreover, ODI is unaware of any evidence to suggest that Petitioner’s proposed interlock would have prevented alleged SUA events as apparently described in the Petition and supporting materials. Accordingly, the Agency is denying the petition. As with all potential motor vehicle safety risks, NHTSA will continue to review any new information or incidents as they ar", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE23006", "subject": "Front seat belt anchor detachment", "component": "SEAT BELTS", "opened": "2023-03-24", "closed": "2024-05-16", "campaign": "23V488", "summary": "On March 24, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) after receiving 2 consumer complaints alleging the front seat belts had suddenly detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchor while in motion in model year (MY) 2022-2023 Tesla Model X vehicles. In its June 19, 2023 response to ODI’s May 4, 2023 Information Request letter of the PE, Tesla reported that its review of field repair data identified 12 additional warranty claims of the subject condition in the affected vehicles. On July 14, 2023, Tesla filed a safety recall (NHTSA No. 23V-488) of 15,869 MY 2021 - 2023 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles. The recall remedy is an inspection of the 1st row seat belts for proper connection to the pretensioners. Service personnel will resecure the pretensioners or, if necessary, replace the seat belt retractor assembly. In its recall filing, Tesla stated that effective June 22, 2023, it had updated procedures requiring a first-row seat belt to be disconnected from- and reconnected to- its pretensioner anchor to include additional visual aids to assist technicians and require a pull test-step to confirm that the seat belt was reconnected to the pretensioner anchor to specification. In view of the recall action and process updates taken by Tesla, ODI is closing this PE. The agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances. To review the ODI reports cited in the Closing Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.", "years": [2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "DP22005", "subject": "Pedestrian alert sounds", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM", "opened": "2023-01-27", "closed": "2023-08-07", "campaign": "22V063000", "summary": "NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}, {"action": "EA22002", "subject": "Autopilot System Driver Controls", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "opened": "2022-06-08", "closed": "2024-04-25", "campaign": "23V838", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla’s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human factors subject matter experts, and reviews of related publications dedicated to partial driving automation. Autopilot is the simultaneous use of the features that Tesla calls Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. TACC is a type of adaptive cruise control that, like traditional cruise control, maintains a set speed but also slows or accelerates as necessary to maintain the vehicle’s following distance from a vehicle in front. As designed, Autosteer detects lane markings and the presence of other nearby vehicles and objects to keep the vehicle in its driving lane. Autopilot is characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 (“L2 system”) partial driving automation system that provides driver assistance through steering, propulsion, and braking within a specified driving environment under direct supervision of the driver. L2 systems should be designed to support the driver’s need to monitor the system in response to the constantly changing driving environment and, if necessary, take over the dynamic driving task. To ensure sufficient driver engagement, vehicles with L2 systems should employ driver engagement systems and usage controls that are appropriate and sufficient for the L2 system design and driver expectations. ODI completed an analysis of 956 crashes reported", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE21020", "subject": "Autopilot & First Responder Scenes", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2021-08-13", "closed": "2022-06-08", "campaign": "", "summary": "On August 13, 2021, NHTSA?s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE21-020) to assess the performance of Tesla?s Autopilot system (a system characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 driving automation system designed to support and assist the driver in performing the driving task) available in Tesla vehicles. The investigation opening was motivated by an accumulation of crashes in which Tesla vehicles, operating with Autopilot engaged, struck stationary in-road or roadside first responder vehicles tending to pre-existing collision scenes. Upon opening the investigation, NHTSA indicated that the PE would also evaluate additional similar circumstance crashes of Tesla vehicles operating with Autopilot engaged, as well as assess the technologies and methods used to monitor, assist, and enforce the driver?s engagement with the dynamic driving task during Autopilot operation.PE21-020 is upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA) to extend the existing crash analysis, evaluate additional data sets, perform vehicle evaluations, and to explore the degree to which Autopilot and associated Tesla systems may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver?s supervision. In doing so, NHTSA plans to continue its assessment of vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations.The attached Detailed Summary further describes NHTSA?s review to date and the basis for upgrade to an EA.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022], "open": false}], "keywords": {"steering": [{"term": "steering", "docs": 32, "ratio": 9.0}, {"term": "wheel", "docs": 22, "ratio": 8.9}, {"term": "horn", "docs": 12, "ratio": 53.5}, {"term": "yoke", "docs": 8, "ratio": 349.9}, {"term": "button", "docs": 11, "ratio": 13.7}, {"term": "assist reduced", "docs": 6, "ratio": 111.6}], "electrical": [{"term": "button", "docs": 6, "ratio": 16.4}, {"term": "horn", "docs": 4, "ratio": 39.0}, {"term": "impossible", "docs": 3, "ratio": 27.0}, {"term": "functions", "docs": 3, "ratio": 25.8}, {"term": "hand", "docs": 3, "ratio": 19.2}, {"term": "press", "docs": 3, "ratio": 16.9}], "adas": [{"term": "full self", "docs": 4, "ratio": 124.0}, {"term": "software", "docs": 7, "ratio": 13.5}, {"term": "autopilot", "docs": 5, "ratio": 33.7}, {"term": "northbound", "docs": 3, "ratio": 195.5}, {"term": "traveling", "docs": 4, "ratio": 9.9}, {"term": "situation", "docs": 4, "ratio": 8.5}]}, "changed": "2026-09-04"}, {"first_filed": "2023-01-06", "last_filed": "2026-08-13", "median_filing_delay_days": 3, "limited_data": false, "complaints": 192, "crashes": 17, "fires": 2, "injuries": 10, "deaths": 0, "severe": 19, "severe_share": 9.9, "injuries_per_100": 5.2, "per_year": 52.3, "age_years": 3.7, "by_group": [{"group": "hvac", "count": 69, "share": 35.9, "ratio": 4.0}, {"group": "steering", "count": 44, "share": 22.9, "ratio": 3.53}, {"group": "electrical", "count": 24, "share": 12.5, "ratio": 0.79}, {"group": "structure", "count": 16, "share": 8.3, "ratio": 0.9}, {"group": "adas", "count": 10, "share": 5.2, "ratio": 0.91}, {"group": "brakes", "count": 9, "share": 4.7, "ratio": 0.77}, {"group": "airbags", "count": 8, "share": 4.2, "ratio": 1.1}, {"group": "wheels", "count": 6, "share": 3.1, "ratio": 1.24}, {"group": "other", "count": 4, "share": 2.1, "ratio": 1.16}, {"group": "transmission", "count": 1, "share": 0.5, "ratio": 0.04}, {"group": "exterior", "count": 1, "share": 0.5, "ratio": 0.32}], "top_group": "hvac", "by_filed_year": [{"year": 2023, "count": 31}, {"year": 2024, "count": 115}, {"year": 2025, "count": 31}, {"year": 2026, "count": 15}], "early": 146, "early_closed": true, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 49, "share": 25.5}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 104, "share": 54.2}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 25, "share": 13.0}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 14, "share": 7.3}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 0, "share": 0.0}], "median_age_months": 16, "recent_12m": 25, "prior_12m": 44, "recent_trend": "falling", "recalls": 17, "recall_list": [{"campaign": "26V283000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2026-05-05", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017, 2021-2023 Model 3, 2020-2023 Model Y, 2021-2023 Model S, and Model X vehicles operating software version 2026.8.6. The rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A delayed rearview image reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-26-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "25V172000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2025-03-19", "component": "AIR BAGS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles.  An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.", "consequence": "An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "25V002000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2025-01-07", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model 3, Model S, 2023-2025 Model X, and Model Y vehicles.  The computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Tesla will also identify any vehicles that experienced a circuit board failure, or stress that may lead to a circuit board failure, and replace the affected computers, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V967000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2024-12-24", "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The driver's air bag could tear during deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection\" and 212, \"Windshield Mounting.\"", "consequence": "A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V554000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2024-07-24", "component": "LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles.  The hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood condition after the hood has been opened.", "consequence": "An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-012.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V376000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2024-05-28", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V051000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2024-01-30", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V035000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2024-01-22", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model S, X, and Y vehicles equipped with full self-driving computer 4.0 and running a software release version 2023.44.30 through 2023.44.30.6 or 2023.44.100.  Software instability may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.", "consequence": "A rearview image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 22, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-002.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V862000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-12-19", "component": "LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and X vehicles.  The cabin doors can be unlocked during a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, \"Side Impact Protection.\"", "consequence": "An unlocked door may unlatch and open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-009.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V838000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-12-12", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2023 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with all versions of Autosteer leading up to the version(s) that contains the recall remedy.  In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, the prominence and scope of the feature's controls may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse of the SAE Level 2 advanced driver-assistance feature.", "consequence": "In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V743000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-11-03", "component": "STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and Model X vehicles.  An incorrect air bag may have been installed when the steering yoke or round steering wheel was replaced with a different style of yoke or steering wheel.", "consequence": "An air bag that is not designed to function with the replacement steering yoke or wheel may deploy incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect and replace the driver air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-005.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "23V679000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-10-11", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model X vehicles.  The vehicle controller may fail to detect low brake fluid and will not display a warning light.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Without a warning light, the vehicle may be driven with low brake fluid, which can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-005.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V489000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-07-14", "component": "FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model S, Model X, and Model Y vehicles.  The forward-facing camera may be misaligned, causing some of the active safety features such as emergency braking, forward collision warning, and lane assist to become unavailable without alerting the driver.", "consequence": "Safety features that are unavailable without any warning to the driver may increase the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect and adjust the pitch angle, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-17-006.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "23V488000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-07-14", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The front-row seat belts may not be connected properly to the pretensioner anchors, which can cause the seat belts to detach.", "consequence": "A detached seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect the front-row seat belts and connect the seat belts to pretensioner anchors, or replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-004.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "23V244000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-04-05", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model X vehicles equipped with a full self-driving computer 4.0 and running software release version 2023.2.200.  Weak camera signal strength may prevent the rearview image from displaying.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A rearview image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of injury or crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  All affected vehicles have been remedied.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V085000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2023-02-15", "component": "STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta) software or pending installation.  The FSD Beta system may allow the vehicle to act unsafe around intersections, such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sign-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop, or proceeding into an intersection during a steady yellow traffic signal without due caution. In addition, the system may respond insufficiently to changes in posted speed limits or not adequately account for the driver's adjustment of the vehicle's speed to exceed posted speed limits.", "consequence": "FSD Beta software that allows a vehicle to exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner increases the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "22V843000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "received": "2022-11-15", "component": "AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Model X vehicles.  The restraint control module (RCM) calibration may cause the front passenger air bag to deploy incorrectly during certain low speed crashes.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A passenger air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to recalibrate the RCM, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2023.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-00-015.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}], "recall_groups": ["adas", "airbags", "electrical", "steering", "structure"], "recall_covered_share": 53.1, "park_warnings": 0, "ota_recalls": 10, "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2023, "fetched_at": "2026-09-04T11:35:40+00:00", "segment": "ev", "idx_vs_all": 1.24, "idx_vs_make": 0.79, "idx_vs_year": 1.24, "idx_vs_segment": 0.93, "early_idx": 1.76, "band": "typical", "rank_in_year": 68, "n_in_year": 92, "peers_year": [{"make": "Chevrolet", "model": "Bolt EV", "per_year": 16.1, "idx_vs_all": 0.38, "complaints": 59, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "per_year": 30.5, "idx_vs_all": 0.72, "complaints": 112, "self": false}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "Mustang Mach-E", "per_year": 32.4, "idx_vs_all": 0.77, "complaints": 119, "self": false}, {"make": "Kia", "model": "EV6", "per_year": 37.0, "idx_vs_all": 0.88, "complaints": 136, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "per_year": 52.3, "idx_vs_all": 1.24, "complaints": 192, "self": true}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "F-150 Lightning", "per_year": 54.2, "idx_vs_all": 1.29, "complaints": 199, "self": false}, {"make": "Hyundai", "model": "Ioniq 5", "per_year": 104.8, "idx_vs_all": 2.49, "complaints": 385, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "per_year": 113.5, "idx_vs_all": 2.7, "complaints": 417, "self": false}, {"make": "Volkswagen", "model": "ID.4", "per_year": 123.3, "idx_vs_all": 2.93, "complaints": 453, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model Y", "per_year": 311.4, "idx_vs_all": 7.4, "complaints": 1144, "self": false}], "prev_year": {"year": 2022, "per_year": 26.7, "complaints": 125}, "next_year": {"year": 2024, "per_year": 9.7, "complaints": 26}, "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24033", "subject": "Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING", "opened": "2025-01-06", "closed": "2026-04-03", "campaign": "", "summary": "On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vulnerable road user, injury, fatality, or major property damage as indicated by an air bag deployment or vehicle tow away. Out of millions of Summon sessions, a fraction of 1% resulted in an incident. Almost all those incidents took place where, typically early in a Summon session, the system or person using the app failed to fully detect or respond appropriately to vehicle surroundings resulting in minor impacts. Incidents took place when app users did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness. This limited the app user’s ability to determine whether an impact was imminent during initial vehicle maneuvers such as reversing in close proximity to an obstacle or a curb. ODI found that the impacts most often occurred with parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles, and short parking bollards. During this investigation, ODI identified two Summon crashes related to camera blockages. In both crashes, Summon attempted to navigate a snowy parking lot with snow partially or fully obstructing the forward-facing cameras. Summon did not detect the camera blockage and the vehicles collided with unoccupied parked vehicles while navigating the parking lot. App users in both instances did not command a vehicle stop or pause despite the obs", "years": [2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": false}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23002", "subject": "Sudden Unintended Acceleration", "component": "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL", "opened": "2023-06-29", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting that ODI reevaluate its decision to deny DP20-001 on the basis that intermittent high electrical current demands on the vehicles' 12VDC systems may have caused some or all of the incidents examined by ODI in DP20-001. The petitioner bases this information on a review of open-source research and the DP20-001 denial. The petition and related materials can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI number: 11528471.", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": true}, {"action": "DP23001", "subject": "Defect Petition Interlock Request", "component": "UNKNOWN OR OTHER", "opened": "2023-04-07", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a “recall of all Tesla cars” produced from 2013 to the date on which the petition was filed due to what Petitioner considers to be the increased likelihood of pedal misapplication. Attached to the Petition is a paper authored by Petitioner. According to Petitioner, the differences in the operator controls between the subject Tesla vehicles and internal combustion engine powered vehicles promote driver pedal misapplication, leading to sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) incidents. To fix this alleged defect, Petitioner argues that the subject vehicles should be equipped with measures that require: (i) occasional removal of the driver’s foot from the pedals; and (ii) application of the brake pedal before fully stopping the vehicle. ODI evaluated the allegations by, among other things, reviewing the Petition and supporting technical paper, and analyzing Tesla’s response to ODI’s Information Request. ODI is denying this Petition. ODI has not found evidence that warrants the opening of a safety defect investigation into the Tesla vehicles as described in the Petition. The use of regenerative braking controlled by the accelerator pedal, or one-pedal driving, is common across most light vehicle manufacturers of electric vehicles and Tesla vehicles are not unique in this respect. Further, ODI identified only a handful of collisions potentially within the scope of the alleged defect; and corresponding vehicle data demonstrated that the subject vehicles responded appropriately to control inputs by their drivers. Moreover, ODI is unaware of any evidence to suggest that Petitioner’s proposed interlock would have prevented alleged SUA events as apparently described in the Petition and supporting materials. Accordingly, the Agency is denying the petition. As with all potential motor vehicle safety risks, NHTSA will continue to review any new information or incidents as they ar", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "PE23006", "subject": "Front seat belt anchor detachment", "component": "SEAT BELTS", "opened": "2023-03-24", "closed": "2024-05-16", "campaign": "23V488", "summary": "On March 24, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) after receiving 2 consumer complaints alleging the front seat belts had suddenly detached from the outboard lap pretensioner anchor while in motion in model year (MY) 2022-2023 Tesla Model X vehicles. In its June 19, 2023 response to ODI’s May 4, 2023 Information Request letter of the PE, Tesla reported that its review of field repair data identified 12 additional warranty claims of the subject condition in the affected vehicles. On July 14, 2023, Tesla filed a safety recall (NHTSA No. 23V-488) of 15,869 MY 2021 - 2023 Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles. The recall remedy is an inspection of the 1st row seat belts for proper connection to the pretensioners. Service personnel will resecure the pretensioners or, if necessary, replace the seat belt retractor assembly. In its recall filing, Tesla stated that effective June 22, 2023, it had updated procedures requiring a first-row seat belt to be disconnected from- and reconnected to- its pretensioner anchor to include additional visual aids to assist technicians and require a pull test-step to confirm that the seat belt was reconnected to the pretensioner anchor to specification. In view of the recall action and process updates taken by Tesla, ODI is closing this PE. The agency reserves the right to take additional action if warranted by future circumstances. To review the ODI reports cited in the Closing Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.", "years": [2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}, {"action": "EA22002", "subject": "Autopilot System Driver Controls", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM", "opened": "2022-06-08", "closed": "2024-04-25", "campaign": "23V838", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) upgraded PE21020 to EA22002 on June 8, 2022, to extend work and deepen the PE21020 crash analysis, to supplement that analysis with additional data, and to perform vehicle evaluations to understand how Tesla’s Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driver’s supervision. To support this work, ODI collected additional crash information and assessed vehicle control authority, driver engagement technologies, and related human factors considerations associated with partial automation via analysis of peer vehicle data and hands-on vehicle evaluation, assessments from NHTSA human factors subject matter experts, and reviews of related publications dedicated to partial driving automation. Autopilot is the simultaneous use of the features that Tesla calls Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. TACC is a type of adaptive cruise control that, like traditional cruise control, maintains a set speed but also slows or accelerates as necessary to maintain the vehicle’s following distance from a vehicle in front. As designed, Autosteer detects lane markings and the presence of other nearby vehicles and objects to keep the vehicle in its driving lane. Autopilot is characterized by Tesla as an SAE Level 2 (“L2 system”) partial driving automation system that provides driver assistance through steering, propulsion, and braking within a specified driving environment under direct supervision of the driver. L2 systems should be designed to support the driver’s need to monitor the system in response to the constantly changing driving environment and, if necessary, take over the dynamic driving task. To ensure sufficient driver engagement, vehicles with L2 systems should employ driver engagement systems and usage controls that are appropriate and sufficient for the L2 system design and driver expectations. ODI completed an analysis of 956 crashes reported", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023], "open": false}], "keywords": {"hvac": [{"term": "horn", "docs": 55, "ratio": 124.4}, {"term": "button", "docs": 48, "ratio": 30.3}, {"term": "center", "docs": 40, "ratio": 12.9}, {"term": "steering wheel", "docs": 41, "ratio": 12.0}, {"term": "small", "docs": 23, "ratio": 15.9}, {"term": "side steering", "docs": 10, "ratio": 187.9}], "steering": [{"term": "horn", "docs": 33, "ratio": 117.0}, {"term": "button", "docs": 33, "ratio": 32.7}, {"term": "steering wheel", "docs": 37, "ratio": 17.0}, {"term": "center steering", "docs": 15, "ratio": 395.6}, {"term": "honk", "docs": 9, "ratio": 275.1}, {"term": "emergency", "docs": 16, "ratio": 9.8}], "electrical": [{"term": "horn", "docs": 4, "ratio": 26.0}, {"term": "air bags", "docs": 5, "ratio": 13.1}, {"term": "wheel", "docs": 8, "ratio": 4.7}, {"term": "result", "docs": 5, "ratio": 9.4}, {"term": "button", "docs": 5, "ratio": 9.1}, {"term": "hospital", "docs": 3, "ratio": 36.6}]}, "changed": "2026-09-04"}, {"first_filed": "2024-03-25", "last_filed": "2026-08-19", "median_filing_delay_days": 7, "limited_data": true, "complaints": 26, "crashes": 2, "fires": 0, "injuries": 0, "deaths": 0, "severe": 2, "severe_share": 7.7, "injuries_per_100": 0.0, "per_year": 9.7, "age_years": 2.7, "by_group": [{"group": "hvac", "count": 6, "share": 23.1, "ratio": 2.58}, {"group": "adas", "count": 5, "share": 19.2, "ratio": 3.35}, {"group": "electrical", "count": 3, "share": 11.5, "ratio": 0.73}, {"group": "structure", "count": 3, "share": 11.5, "ratio": 1.25}, {"group": "brakes", "count": 2, "share": 7.7, "ratio": 1.27}, {"group": "airbags", "count": 2, "share": 7.7, "ratio": 2.02}, {"group": "transmission", "count": 1, "share": 3.8, "ratio": 0.33}, {"group": "steering", "count": 1, "share": 3.8, "ratio": 0.59}, {"group": "fuel", "count": 1, "share": 3.8, "ratio": 0.88}, {"group": "wheels", "count": 1, "share": 3.8, "ratio": 1.52}, {"group": "exterior", "count": 1, "share": 3.8, "ratio": 2.43}], "top_group": "hvac", "by_filed_year": [{"year": 2024, "count": 6}, {"year": 2025, "count": 10}, {"year": 2026, "count": 10}], "early": 16, "early_closed": true, "age_buckets": [{"key": "age_0_1", "count": 8, "share": 30.8}, {"key": "age_1_2", "count": 10, "share": 38.5}, {"key": "age_2_3", "count": 8, "share": 30.8}, {"key": "age_3_5", "count": 0, "share": 0.0}, {"key": "age_5p", "count": 0, "share": 0.0}], "median_age_months": 17, "recent_12m": 13, "prior_12m": 9, "recent_trend": "rising", "recalls": 8, "recall_list": [{"campaign": "25V172000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2025-03-19", "component": "AIR BAGS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles.  An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.", "consequence": "An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "25V002000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2025-01-07", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model 3, Model S, 2023-2025 Model X, and Model Y vehicles.  The computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Tesla will also identify any vehicles that experienced a circuit board failure, or stress that may lead to a circuit board failure, and replace the affected computers, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V967000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2024-12-24", "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The driver's air bag could tear during deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection\" and 212, \"Windshield Mounting.\"", "consequence": "A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V904000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2024-12-02", "component": "EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024 Model X vehicles.  The parking lights and low beam headlights may flicker.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.\"", "consequence": "Flickering headlights or parking lights may not suffciently illuminate the roadway, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  All vehicles were updated by September 17, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-017.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V554000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2024-07-24", "component": "LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model 3, Model S, Model X, and 2020-2024 Model Y vehicles.  The hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood condition after the hood has been opened.", "consequence": "An unlatched hood can fully open, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-012.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V376000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2024-05-28", "component": "SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.  In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"", "consequence": "A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-008.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "24V051000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2024-01-30", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2019-2024 Model Y, and 2024 Cybertruck vehicles.  An incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, \"Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems\" and 135, \"Light Vehicle Brake Systems.\"", "consequence": "Warning lights with a smaller font size can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla began releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-003.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 1}, {"campaign": "23V743000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "received": "2023-11-03", "component": "STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and Model X vehicles.  An incorrect air bag may have been installed when the steering yoke or round steering wheel was replaced with a different style of yoke or steering wheel.", "consequence": "An air bag that is not designed to function with the replacement steering yoke or wheel may deploy incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla Service will inspect and replace the driver air bag as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-20-005.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}], "recall_groups": ["airbags", "electrical", "exterior", "steering", "structure"], "recall_covered_share": 38.5, "park_warnings": 0, "ota_recalls": 4, "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2024, "fetched_at": "2026-09-04T11:35:42+00:00", "segment": "ev", "idx_vs_all": 0.23, "idx_vs_make": 0.15, "idx_vs_year": 0.25, "idx_vs_segment": 0.17, "early_idx": 0.23, "band": "far_fewer", "rank_in_year": 16, "n_in_year": 89, "peers_year": [{"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "per_year": 9.7, "idx_vs_all": 0.23, "complaints": 26, "self": true}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "F-150 Lightning", "per_year": 11.2, "idx_vs_all": 0.27, "complaints": 30, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model S", "per_year": 14.2, "idx_vs_all": 0.34, "complaints": 38, "self": false}, {"make": "Ford", "model": "Mustang Mach-E", "per_year": 15.7, "idx_vs_all": 0.37, "complaints": 42, "self": false}, {"make": "Volkswagen", "model": "ID.4", "per_year": 17.9, "idx_vs_all": 0.43, "complaints": 48, "self": false}, {"make": "Kia", "model": "EV6", "per_year": 26.5, "idx_vs_all": 0.63, "complaints": 71, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model 3", "per_year": 80.4, "idx_vs_all": 1.91, "complaints": 215, "self": false}, {"make": "Hyundai", "model": "Ioniq 5", "per_year": 83.0, "idx_vs_all": 1.97, "complaints": 222, "self": false}, {"make": "Tesla", "model": "Model Y", "per_year": 117.4, "idx_vs_all": 2.79, "complaints": 314, "self": false}], "prev_year": {"year": 2023, "per_year": 52.3, "complaints": 192}, "next_year": {"year": 2025, "per_year": 9.0, "complaints": 15}, "investigations": [{"action": "EA26002", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2026-03-18", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24033", "subject": "Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING", "opened": "2025-01-06", "closed": "2026-04-03", "campaign": "", "summary": "On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vulnerable road user, injury, fatality, or major property damage as indicated by an air bag deployment or vehicle tow away. Out of millions of Summon sessions, a fraction of 1% resulted in an incident. Almost all those incidents took place where, typically early in a Summon session, the system or person using the app failed to fully detect or respond appropriately to vehicle surroundings resulting in minor impacts. Incidents took place when app users did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness. This limited the app user’s ability to determine whether an impact was imminent during initial vehicle maneuvers such as reversing in close proximity to an obstacle or a curb. ODI found that the impacts most often occurred with parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles, and short parking bollards. During this investigation, ODI identified two Summon crashes related to camera blockages. In both crashes, Summon attempted to navigate a snowy parking lot with snow partially or fully obstructing the forward-facing cameras. Summon did not detect the camera blockage and the vehicles collided with unoccupied parked vehicles while navigating the parking lot. App users in both instances did not command a vehicle stop or pause despite the obs", "years": [2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": false}, {"action": "PE24031", "subject": "FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2024-10-17", "closed": "2026-03-18", "campaign": "", "summary": "On October 17, 2024, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) to assess: the ability of the FSD system to detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions; whether any other FSD crashes had occurred under degraded roadway visibility conditions that are similar in nature to the four SGO-reported crashes identified in the opening document, and if so, the contributing circumstances for each of those crashes; and any updates or modifications by Tesla to the FSD system that may affect the performance of FSD in degraded roadway visibility conditions, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of any such updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. During this phase of the investigation, ODI reviewed the materials provided by Tesla detailing any actions taken, or changes, modifications, and updates made that may relate to the alleged defect. ODI reviewed information related to Tesla’s transition to a vision-only perception system, and its deployment of the strategy in vehicles. ODI’s findings include information on limitations of the vision-only perception system and updates made in response to known subject crashes. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in thi", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024], "open": false}, {"action": "RQ24009", "subject": "Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE", "opened": "2024-04-25", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a Recall Query to assess the remedy adequacy of Recall 23V838. On December 12, 2023, Tesla filed a Defect Information Report (Recall 23V838) applicable to all Tesla models produced and equipped with any version of its Autopilot system, which Tesla described as an SAE Level 2 (L2) Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Autopilot is the simultaneous engagement of Tesla’s Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) and Autosteer. In describing the safety defect, Tesla’s Defect Information Report (DIR) explained that “the prominence and scope of the system’s controls may be insufficient to prevent driver misuse,” and Tesla committed to the deployment of a multipart remedy aimed at improving system and engagement controls and reducing mode confusion. EA22002 (upgraded from PE21020) was opened to investigate whether Tesla’s Autopilot contained a defect that created an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and involved extensive crash analysis, human factors analysis, vehicle evaluations, and assessment of vehicle control authority and driver engagement technologies. The work conducted in these investigations aligns with Tesla’s conclusion in its 23V838 recall filing. During EA22002, ODI identified at least 13 crashes involving one or more fatalities and many more involving serious injuries in which foreseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent role. Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. 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(Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Model S and 2021-2025 Model X vehicles.  An air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding.", "consequence": "An inoperative horn may prevent the driver from alerting other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla service will inspect and install an air bag with the correct horn pad as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-20-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "25V002000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2025, "received": "2025-01-07", "component": "BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model 3, Model S, 2023-2025 Model X, and Model Y vehicles.  The computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"", "consequence": "A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.", "remedy": "Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Tesla will also identify any vehicles that experienced a circuit board failure, or stress that may lead to a circuit board failure, and replace the affected computers, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-00-001.", "park_it": 0, "park_outside": 0, "ota": 0}, {"campaign": "24V967000", "make": "Tesla", "model": "Model X", "year": 2025, "received": "2024-12-24", "component": "AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION", "summary": "Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Model S and Model X vehicles.  The driver's air bag could tear during deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection\" and 212, \"Windshield Mounting.\"", "consequence": "A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.", "remedy": "Tesla service will replace the air bag assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752.  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The focus of this investigation will be to assess the system’s ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient time to respond. ODI will evaluate the performance of FSD in degraded roadway conditions and the updates or modifications by Tesla to the degradation detection system, including the timing, purpose, and capabilities of the updates, and Tesla’s assessment of their safety impact. Tesla’s FSD is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that relies exclusively on vision-based cameras and the related FSD software to detect and respond to the roadway ahead, projecting a path forward based on traffic control devices, vehicles, pedestrians, and the roadway itself. When Tesla began transitioning away from using both cameras and radars to an exclusively camera-based approach, known as Tesla Vision, in mid-2021, it developed and implemented a degradation detection system that it deployed by a software update to existing and new Tesla vehicles. On June 28, 2024, the day after Tesla submitted the SGO report of the November 28, 2023 fatal crash listed in this document, Tesla began developing an update to the degradation detection system. At this time, ODI does not have information on when the update was deployed and which vehicles have the updated system. ODI discussed individual incidents and its initial findings during the PE phase of its investigation with Tesla. As part of those discussions, Tesla’s post-incident analysis indicated that the update to the degradation detection system, had it been installed on the vehicles at the time, may have affected 3 of the 9 incidents identified by ODI. Tesla also described internal data and labeling limitations that prevented a uniform i", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE25012", "subject": "Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving (\"FSD\") is engaged", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-10-07", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traffic safety violations. This investigation concerns versions of FSD that Tesla has labeled as \"FSD (Supervised)\" and \"FSD (Beta).\" Tesla characterizes FSD as an SAE Level 2 partial automation system requiring a fully attentive driver who is engaged in the driving task at all times. Level 2 partial automation systems are designed to support and assist the driver in performing certain aspects of the driving task, requiring a driver to supervise and intervene as necessary.  The driver remains fully responsible at all times for driving the vehicle, including complying with applicable traffic laws. ODI’s investigation will therefore focus, in particular, on whether certain driving inputs within the control authority of FSD forestall the driver’s supervision when they are unexpectedly performed. ODI has identified a number of incidents in which the inputs to the dynamic driving task commanded by FSD induced vehicle behavior that violated traffic safety laws. Although reports of this nature span a variety of behaviors, the reports appear to most commonly involve two types of scenarios. The first type of scenario involves a vehicle operating with FSD proceeding into an intersection in violation of a red traffic signal. The second type of scenario involves FSD commanding a lane change into an opposing lane of traffic. With respect to the first type of scenario, ODI has identified 18 complaints and 1 media report alleging that a Tesla vehicle, operating at an intersection with FSD engaged, failed to remain stopped for the duration of a red traffic signal, failed to stop fully, or failed to accurately detect and display the correct traffic signal state in the vehicle interface. Some complainants also alleged that FSD did not provide warnings of the system's in", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "AQ25002", "subject": "Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS", "opened": "2025-08-20", "closed": null, "campaign": "", "summary": "The Office of Defects Investigation (“ODI”) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the “SGO”), in which the reported crashes occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports. The majority of these reports involved crashes in which the Standing General Order in place at the time required a report to be submitted within one or five days of Tesla receiving notice of the crash. When the reports were submitted, Tesla submitted them in one of two ways. Many of the reports were submitted as part of a single batch, while others were submitted on a rolling basis. Preliminary engagement between ODI and Tesla on the issue indicates that the timing of the reports was due to an issue with Tesla’s data collection, which, according to Tesla, has now been fixed. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query, a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate the cause of the potential delays in reporting, the scope of any such delays, and the mitigations that Tesla has developed to address them. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted include all of the required and available data. The SGO reports cited in the Opening Resume, can be found at NHTSA.gov/SGOCrashReporting under the following SGO 2021-01 report IDs: 13781-11020-1 13781-10844-1 13781-10843-1 13781-10530-1 13781-10160-1 13781-10159-1 13781-10157-1 13781-10146-1 13781-10122-1 13781-10098-1 13781-10097-1 13781-10096-1 13781-10095-1 13781-10094-1 13781-10093-1 13781-10023-1 13781-10022-1 13781-10021-1 13781-10020-1 13781-10017-1 13781-10016-1 13781-10015-1 13781-10014-1 13781-10013-1 13781-10012-1 13781-6047-1 13781-9930-1 13781-9917-1 13781-9928-1 13781-9925-1 13781-9924-1 13781-9923-1 13781-9922-1 13781-9835-1 13781-9834-1 13781-9833-1 13781-9832-1 13781-9831-1 13781-9830-1 13781-9829-1 1378", "years": [2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": true}, {"action": "PE24033", "subject": "Actually Smart Summon sessions resulting in low-speed impacts.", "component": "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING", "opened": "2025-01-06", "closed": "2026-04-03", "campaign": "", "summary": "On January 6, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation 24003 (PE24033) to investigate Actually Smart Summon (Summon) sessions resulting in crashes during active sessions. According to Tesla, Summon is a short-distance SAE Level 2 system, controlled by the user from a cell phone within a certain distance and intended for use in parking lots and on private property. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by Tesla as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers to identify Summon incidents resulting in crashes. ODI's analysis indicates that almost all Summon reported crashes involved minor property damage claims with no reported incidents involving a vulnerable road user, injury, fatality, or major property damage as indicated by an air bag deployment or vehicle tow away. Out of millions of Summon sessions, a fraction of 1% resulted in an incident. Almost all those incidents took place where, typically early in a Summon session, the system or person using the app failed to fully detect or respond appropriately to vehicle surroundings resulting in minor impacts. Incidents took place when app users did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness. This limited the app user’s ability to determine whether an impact was imminent during initial vehicle maneuvers such as reversing in close proximity to an obstacle or a curb. ODI found that the impacts most often occurred with parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles, and short parking bollards. During this investigation, ODI identified two Summon crashes related to camera blockages. In both crashes, Summon attempted to navigate a snowy parking lot with snow partially or fully obstructing the forward-facing cameras. Summon did not detect the camera blockage and the vehicles collided with unoccupied parked vehicles while navigating the parking lot. App users in both instances did not command a vehicle stop or pause despite the obs", "years": [2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025], "open": false}], "keywords": {}, "changed": "2026-09-04"}]}