FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions Offen
EA26002 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS · Eröffnet 2026-03-18 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Engineering Analysis to evaluate Teslaâs Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) (collectively, FSD) degradation detection system. The focus of this investigation will be to assess the systemâs ability, when encountering reduced roadway visibility conditions, to detect degradation and alert the driver with sufficient t…
Traffic safety violations while Full Self Driving ("FSD") is engaged Offen
PE25012 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS · Eröffnet 2025-10-07 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
The Office of Defects Investigation (âODIâ) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety consequences of FSD executing driving maneuvers that constitute traï¬c 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 automat…
Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements Offen
AQ25002 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS · Eröffnet 2025-08-20 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
The Office of Defects Investigation (âODIâ) has identified numerous incident reports submitted by Tesla, Inc. (âTeslaâ) in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 (the âSGOâ), 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…
FSD Collisions in Reduced Roadway Visibility Conditions Abgeschlossen
PE24031 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS · Eröffnet 2024-10-17 · Abgeschlossen 2026-03-18 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
On October 17, 2024, NHTSAâs Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE24031) of Teslaâs 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 co…
Recall 23V838 Remedy Effectiveness Offen
RQ24009 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:SOFTWARE · Eröffnet 2024-04-25 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
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 simulta…
Sudden Unintended Acceleration Offen
DP23002 · VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · Eröffnet 2023-06-29 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
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 petiti…
Defect Petition Interlock Request Abgeschlossen
DP23001 · UNKNOWN OR OTHER · Eröffnet 2023-04-07 · Abgeschlossen 2026-03-18 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
On March 21, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition requesting a ârecall of all Tesla carsâ 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 contro…
Pedestrian alert sounds Abgeschlossen
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 ele…
Autopilot System Driver Controls Abgeschlossen
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 Teslaâs Autopilot system may exacerbate human factors or behavioral safety risks by undermining the effectiveness of the driverâs supervision. To suppor…
Tesla Passenger Play Abgeschlossen
PE21023 · EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:120/240 VAC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:RECEPTACLE · Eröffnet 2021-12-21 · Abgeschlossen 2023-05-26 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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 …
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture Offen
EA21002 · AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE · Eröffnet 2021-09-17 · Modelljahre: 2018
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 rupt…
Autopilot & First Responder Scenes Abgeschlossen
PE21020 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS · Eröffnet 2021-08-13 · Abgeschlossen 2022-06-08 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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 accumulatio…
Loss of rearview camera Abgeschlossen
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…
Loss of rearview camera Abgeschlossen
PE20010 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL · Eröffnet 2020-06-22 · Abgeschlossen 2020-11-22 · Modelljahre: 2018
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…
Sudden Unintended Acceleration Abgeschlossen
DP20001 · VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS · Eröffnet 2020-01-13 · Abgeschlossen 2021-01-08 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019
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 1…
Battery Management Software Updates Abgeschlossen
DP19005 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE · Eröffnet 2019-10-01 · Abgeschlossen 2021-09-28 · Modelljahre: 2018, 2019
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 th…