Agency
NHTSA
The US federal road-safety regulator: it sets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, orders recalls, and runs the special investigations that govern automated-driving systems on public roads.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · US federal · United States · 170 linked actions · Official site
NHTSA appears in the DEPLOY registry through 142 incidents investigated and 28 filings decided, the most recent on 2026-10-09.
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Incidents investigated (142)
Recall78
- Zoox recalls entire 105-vehicle fleet after robotaxi drove into smoke-filled active fire scene
Recall · 2026-07-17
- Zoox recalls entire 105-vehicle fleet because robotaxis may not detect heavy smoke and could impede emergency responders
Recall · 2026-07-17
- Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis over failure to detect heavy smoke (NHTSA 26E044)
Recall · 2026-07-17
- Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove through heavy smoke at Las Vegas emergency scene
Recall · 2026-07-17
- Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after vehicle drove into heavy smoke at active Las Vegas fire scene
Recall · 2026-07-17
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- Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after one drove into active fire scene obscured by smoke
Recall · 2026-07-17
- 2026 Indian Chief Vintage recalled for incorrect VIN labels listing wrong rear wheel size
Recall · 2026-07-06
- Waymo recalls nearly 3,800 robotaxis over freeway construction zone risks
Recall · 2026-06-30
- Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drives through heavy smoke at Las Vegas fire scene
Recall · 2026-06-22
- Zoox software recall (NHTSA 26E044) — robotaxi drove into active fire scene confused by heavy smoke
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox recalled 105 robotaxis after an unoccupied vehicle drove into heavy smoke at an active fire scene in Las Vegas
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drives through heavy smoke at active fire scene in Las Vegas
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox recalls all 105 robotaxis (NHTSA 26E044) after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke at an active fire scene
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after one drove into active fire scene in Las Vegas
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after vehicle drove into heavy smoke at active fire scene in Las Vegas
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis after unoccupied vehicle drove into heavy smoke at active fire scene in Las Vegas
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke at emergency fire scene
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi entered smoke-filled emergency fire scene
Recall · 2026-06-20
- Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over software glitch risking entry into closed freeway construction zones
Recall · 2026-06-18
- Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed freeway construction zones
Recall · 2026-06-18
- Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over software causing vehicles to enter closed freeway construction zones
Recall · 2026-06-18
- Waymo voluntarily recalled 3,871 robotaxis after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones
Recall · 2026-06-18
- Waymo recalls nearly 3,900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed freeway construction zones
Recall · 2026-06-18
- Waymo recalls ~3900 robotaxis over risk of entering closed freeway construction zones
Recall · 2026-06-18
- Waymo recalls 3,871 5th-gen ADS vehicles over freeway construction zone detection failure
Recall · 2026-06-17
- Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis (NHTSA 26E035) after vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones at speed
Recall · 2026-06-17
- Waymo recalls 3,871 vehicles over freeway construction zone entry failures (NHTSA 26E035)
Recall · 2026-06-17
- Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after collision with telephone pole in Phoenix
Recall · 2026-06-15
- Waymo recalls 3,871 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 26E-035) over entering freeway construction zones
Recall · 2026-06-13
- Software May Allow Vehicle to Enter and Drive In Freeway Construction Zones
Recall · 2026-06-13
- Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis over freeway construction zone risk (NHTSA Campaign 26E035000)
Recall · 2026-06-01
- Waymo issued a software recall and halted San Antonio service over robotaxis driving into floods (May 2026)
Recall · 2026-05-14
- Waymo recalls over 3,500 vehicles after robotaxi entered flooded Texas road
Recall · 2026-05-13
- Waymo recalls 3800 robotaxis after vehicle drove into flooded roadway
Recall · 2026-05-12
- Waymo recalls ~3800 robotaxis over risk of entering flooded roads
Recall · 2026-05-12
- Waymo recalls approximately 3,800 robotaxis over risk of driving into flooded roads
Recall · 2026-05-12
- Waymo recalls 3,791 5th/6th-gen ADS vehicles over flooded roadway detection failure
Recall · 2026-05-06
- Waymo recalls 3,791 ADS-equipped vehicles over flooded roadway detection failure (NHTSA 26E026)
Recall · 2026-05-06
- ADS Software May Allow Vehicle to Drive onto a Flooded Roadway
Recall · 2026-05-01
- Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after autonomous vehicle enters flooded road in San Antonio
Recall · 2026-04-20
- Waymo recalls 3,791 robotaxis after vehicle drove into flooded roadway
Recall · 2026-04-20
- Waymo recalls 3,791 driverless taxis over risk of driving into flooded roadways
Recall · 2026-04-20
- Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis after vehicles entered closed freeway construction zones in Phoenix and San Francisco Bay Area
Recall · 2026-04-11
- Zoox issues voluntary software recall for 270 robotaxis and pauses driverless testing after minor Las Vegas crash
Recall · 2026-04-08
- Zoox recalls 332 self-driving vehicles due to software issue
Recall · 2026-01-15
- Zoox recalls 332 robotaxis after software caused vehicles to cross into oncoming traffic lanes near intersections
Recall · 2025-12-24
- Zoox recalled 332 robotaxis over unnecessary lane-crossings near intersections
Recall · 2025-12-23
- Waymo recalls 3,067 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-084) over passing stopped school buses
Recall · 2025-12-08
- Vehicle May Pass a Stopped School Bus
Recall · 2025-12-08
- Zoox recalls 270 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-037) over moving near undetected pedestrians
Recall · 2025-05-22
- Waymo recalls 1,212 robotaxis over low-speed collisions with gates, chains and barriers
Recall · 2025-05-13
- Software May Cause Vehicle to Hit Roadway Barrier
Recall · 2025-05-12
- ADS Software Error May Cause Crash
Recall · 2025-04-25
- Zoox recalled ~270 robotaxis after a Las Vegas collision with a passenger car
Recall · 2025-04-08
- Zoox recalls 258 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 25E-019) over unexpected braking near cyclists/motorcyclists
Recall · 2025-03-14
- ADS Software May Cause Unexpected Hard Braking
Recall · 2025-03-14
- NHTSA recall 25V-068: Zeekr RT airbag noncompliance with FMVSS 208 unbelted test
Recall · 2025-03-04
- PACCAR recalls 220,972 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks for ABS and stability control ECU issue
Recall · 2024-12-12
- Cruise recalls its entire 1,194-vehicle fleet over unexpected hard braking
Recall · 2024-08-22
- Software May Cause Unexpected Braking
Recall · 2024-08-09
- Waymo recalls 672 vehicles after a robotaxi struck a utility pole in Phoenix
Recall · 2024-06-12
- ADS Software Error May Cause Crash
Recall · 2024-06-10
- Waymo recalls 444 ADS vehicles (NHTSA 24E-013) over towed-vehicle misprediction
Recall · 2024-02-13
- ADS Software Error May Cause Crash
Recall · 2024-02-13
- Rearview Image May Not Display
Recall · 2024-01-22
- Tesla recalls 2.03M vehicles over insufficient Autosteer driver-engagement controls
Recall · 2023-12-12
- Cruise recalls 950 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-086) over post-crash pullover behavior
Recall · 2023-11-07
- ADS Software May Improperly Respond After a Crash
Recall · 2023-11-07
- NHTSA recalls Navistar International MV trucks over fire risk
Recall · 2023-06-15
- Rearview Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111
Recall · 2023-04-05
- Cruise recalls 300 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-029) over articulated-vehicle misprediction
Recall · 2023-04-03
- ADS Software Error May Cause Crash
Recall · 2023-04-03
- Tesla recalls 362,758 FSD Beta vehicles over unsafe intersection/speed behavior
Recall · 2023-02-16
- Cruise recalls 80 ADS units (NHTSA 22E-072) over unprotected-left hard-braking software
Recall · 2022-08-29
- Initial Delay In Rearview Image Display/FMVSS 111
Recall · 2022-03-18
- Vehicle May Fail to Stop at Stop Sign
Recall · 2022-01-27
- NHTSA recall 21V847: PALFINGER knuckle boom cranes and wallboard cranes safety defect
Recall · 2021-11-01
- ZF-TRW airbag control units subject to NHTSA safety recall affecting multiple automakers
Recall · 2019-10-01
Regulatory action35
- NHTSA opens defect petition DP26010 over claims Tesla Robotaxis speed in active school zones
Regulatory action · 2026-10-09
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi presses NHTSA/DOT on Tesla FSD driver-monitoring after sleeping-driver videos and a nine-incident reduced-visibility probe
Regulatory action · 2026-09-09
- Federal regulators launch investigation into Tesla Cybercab deployment hours after first production vehicles hit Austin roads
Regulatory action · 2026-09-04
- Waymo submits redacted documents to NHTSA in child collision probe
Regulatory action · 2026-08-21
- NHTSA opens probe into 1.2 million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over front suspension failures
Regulatory action · 2026-07-31
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- NHTSA grants Zoox temporary exemption to commercially deploy up to 2,500 robotaxis annually
Regulatory action · 2026-07-30
- NHTSA launches $5M SAE ITC partnership to develop first-ever AV performance standards and updates AV technical guidance
Regulatory action · 2026-07-30
- NHTSA grants Zoox first-ever commercial FMVSS exemption for purpose-built robotaxi
Regulatory action · 2026-07-30
- NHTSA grants Zoox temporary commercial deployment exemption for up to 2,500 robotaxis annually for two years
Regulatory action · 2026-07-30
- Zoox clears final federal hurdle, receives NHTSA exemption to launch paid robotaxi service
Regulatory action · 2026-07-30
- Rep. Kevin Mullin proposes AV Emergency Response Coordination Act requiring national safety standards for autonomous vehicles
Regulatory action · 2026-07-28
- NHTSA probes Tesla FSD marketing after AI-related crashes
Regulatory action · 2026-07-25
- NHTSA issues directive to AV developers citing clear pattern of driverless AVs interfering with first responders
Regulatory action · 2026-07-09
- NHTSA demands AV developers stop driverless vehicles from interfering with first responders
Regulatory action · 2026-07-08
- NHTSA sends Tesla 24-part information demand in EA26002, requesting internal 'Radar Saves Us' document on vision-only FSD limitations
Regulatory action · 2026-07-02
- NHTSA proposes amending federal brake standards for autonomous vehicles without human drivers
Regulatory action · 2026-06-26
- NHTSA proposes amending FMVSS brake standards to remove manual controls requirement for autonomous vehicles
Regulatory action · 2026-06-26
- NHTSA opens special investigation into fatal Tesla Model 3 crash into Katy, Texas home that killed Martha Avila (June 19 2026)
Regulatory action · 2026-06-22
- NHTSA grants first Automated Vehicle Exemption to Zoox
Regulatory action · 2026-06-03
- NHTSA opens investigation into Avride after 16 crashes in Dallas and Austin
Regulatory action · 2026-05-08
- NHTSA opens investigation into Avride self-driving taxi crashes in Texas
Regulatory action · 2026-05-08
- NHTSA opened an investigation into Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in Dallas and Austin
Regulatory action · 2026-05-06
- NHTSA escalates Tesla FSD investigation to Engineering Analysis covering 3.2M vehicles
Regulatory action · 2026-03-19
- NHTSA seeks public comment on Zoox FMVSS exemption petition for purpose-built robotaxi
Regulatory action · 2026-03-11
- NHTSA seeks public comment on Zoox FMVSS exemption petition for autonomous robotaxi
Regulatory action · 2026-02-15
- NHTSA escalates PE25012 with formal Information Request to Tesla, demanding FSD engagement data for red-light/wrong-way probe
Regulatory action · 2025-12-03
- NHTSA opens probe into ~2.9M Teslas over FSD traffic-law violations
Regulatory action · 2025-10-09
- NHTSA opens defects investigation PE25012 into Waymo 5th-gen ADS (Oct 2025)
Regulatory action · 2025-10-08
- NHTSA issues first-ever demonstration exemption to Zoox under expanded Automated Vehicle Exemption Program
Regulatory action · 2025-08-06
- NHTSA investigates Tesla FSD over crashes in reduced visibility, including a fatality
Regulatory action · 2024-10-18
- NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging crash
Regulatory action · 2024-09-30
- NHTSA opens a probe into Waymo's 5th-gen ADS after reports of unexpected driving behavior
Regulatory action · 2024-05-13
- NHTSA opens Recall Query RQ24-009 questioning whether Tesla's Autopilot recall remedy was sufficient
Regulatory action · 2024-04-25
- NHTSA opens Engineering Analysis EA22-002 into Tesla Autopilot driver engagement and foreseeable misuse
Regulatory action · 2022-06-08
- Comma.ai cancels Comma One product after NHTSA regulatory letter
Regulatory action · 2016-10-27
Collision10
- Waymo vehicle involved in Pico-Union crash that critically injured a woman in Los Angeles
Collision · 2026-07-26
- Waymo robotaxi rear-ended by SUV at Sunset Road and Polaris Avenue in Las Vegas, at least one injured
Collision · 2026-07-19
- Waymo recalls 672 robotaxis after vehicle collided with telephone pole in Phoenix
Collision · 2026-06-10
- Tesla unredacts 17 Robotaxi ADS crash narratives filed with NHTSA, including teleoperator-driven collisions and minor injury
Collision · 2026-05-15
- Tesla robotaxis logged 17 NHTSA-reported incidents in Austin, including two teleoperator-caused crashes
Collision · 2026-03-01
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- Tesla robotaxi crash count rises to 14 in Austin, roughly 4x human driver rate
Collision · 2026-02-17
- Waymo robotaxi struck 9-year-old child at low speed in Santa Monica school zone
Collision · 2026-01-23
- Waymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica elementary school, prompting NHTSA investigation
Collision · 2026-01-23
- TuSimple autonomous truck swerved across I-10 and struck a concrete barrier (Tucson)
Collision · 2022-04-06
- NHTSA suspends EasyMile passenger trials nationwide after emergency braking incident in Columbus, Ohio
Collision · 2020-02-25
Fatality9
- Pedestrian killed after SUV collision threw him into path of driverless Waymo vehicle in Dallas
Fatality · 2026-08-08
- Tesla in Autopilot mode strikes and kills motorcyclist ejected onto TX-130 in Travis County
Fatality · 2026-07-28
- First recorded Tesla Semi fatal crash kills two people in Nevada
Fatality · 2026-06-28
- Tesla driver charged with manslaughter after FSD crash into Texas home kills woman
Fatality · 2026-06-19
- Motorcyclist killed in Tempe crash involving Waymo robotaxi and hit-and-run driver near ASU campus
Fatality · 2025-09-14
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- Tesla Model X with driver-assist engaged kills motorcyclist Leonidas Davis at Moraine Ohio intersection
Fatality · 2025-07-24
- Person and dog killed when speeding vehicle rear-ends unoccupied Waymo stopped in San Francisco traffic
Fatality · 2025-01-19
- 27-year-old Mikhael Romanenko killed in SoMa chain-reaction crash involving speeding Tesla and stationary Waymo robotaxi
Fatality · 2025-01-18
- Tesla Model Y on FSD struck and killed pedestrian Johna Story on Arizona highway, first known FSD pedestrian fatality
Fatality · 2023-11-28
Traffic disruption4
- Tesla robotaxi seen going wrong way down one-way street in Tampa one day after driverless service launch
Traffic disruption · 2026-07-22
- Waymo robotaxi drove into oncoming traffic lane in Inglewood amid World Cup congestion
Traffic disruption · 2026-06-24
- Waymo robotaxi blocked Dallas first responders from reaching fatal Oak Cliff apartment explosion
Traffic disruption · 2026-05-28
- Waymo robotaxi blocked an ambulance responding to Austin mass shooting
Traffic disruption · 2026-03-01
Injury3
- Waymo robotaxi strikes child near Santa Monica elementary school; NHTSA opens preliminary evaluation
Injury · 2026-01-23
- Waymo autonomous vehicle struck a child near elementary school in Santa Monica, prompting NHTSA and NTSB investigations
Injury · 2026-01-23
- Tesla Robotaxi rear-ended by SUV at 2 mph, safety monitor reported pain and sought medical evaluation
Injury · 2025-07-15
Malfunction1
Other1
Property damage1
- Tesla Robotaxi teleoperator drove vehicle into construction barricade
Property damage · 2026-01-15
Filings decided (28)
Recalled16
- nhtsa recall
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2026-07-17
- 26E026
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2026-06-18 · Waymo
- nhtsa recall
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2026-01-01
- 26V255
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2026-01-01 · Tesla
- nhtsa recall
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2025-03-19
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- 25E-034
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2025-01-01 · Waymo
- 24E-049
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2024-01-01 · Zoox
- 24E-067
nhtsa recall · recalled · Decided 2024-01-01 · Tesla
- 26E-026
nhtsa recall · recalled · Waymo
- 25E-090
nhtsa recall · recalled · Zoox
- 25E-034
nhtsa recall · recalled · Waymo
- 25E-029
nhtsa recall · recalled · Zoox
- 24E-067
nhtsa recall · recalled · Cruise
- 24E-049
nhtsa recall · recalled · Waymo
- 23V-838
nhtsa recall · recalled · Tesla
- 23V-085
nhtsa recall · recalled · Tesla
Active5
Granted3
- faa action
faa action · granted · Decided 2020-02-19 · Nuro
- Nuro-2020-02668
other · granted · Decided 2020-02-11 · Nuro
- FMVSS temporary exemption (R2)
other · granted · Decided 2020-02-06 · Nuro
Pending3
- DP26010
nhtsa investigation · pending · Tesla
- faa action
faa action · pending · Zoox
- FMVSS exemption petition (Origin)
other · pending · Cruise
Closed1
- nhtsa investigation
nhtsa investigation · closed · Decided 2024-09-30 · Cruise