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Retracted · 2026-10-11

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NHTSA escalates Tesla Full Self-Driving probe to Engineering Analysis covering 3.2M vehicles

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NHTSA upgraded its preliminary evaluation of Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD Beta / FSD Supervised) to an Engineering Analysis (EA26002), a required step before it can seek a recall. The probe now covers approximately 3.2 million vehicles and is tied to nine crashes, including one fatal crash, where FSD allegedly failed to detect or warn drivers in reduced-visibility conditions.

Occurred 2026-03-19 · Tesla

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  1. NHTSA ODI · https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2026/INOA-EA26002-10023.pdf · 2026-03-19
  2. KSL / Reuters · https://www.ksl.com/article/51468240/us-agency-upgrades-probe-into-32-million-tesla-vehicles-over-self-driving-crashes · 2026-03-19

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  • Retracted · 2026-10-11 · correction:tesla-cleanup-2026-10-11

    Duplicate ingestion of the same event as regulatory-action-2026-03-19-tesla, the canonical record for "undefined". This duplicate is retracted to suppress it from aggregates; its own URL stays index,follow per the retraction policy.

  • Active · 2026-08-04 · agent:recon

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What happened in NHTSA escalates Tesla Full Self-Driving probe to Engineering Analysis covering 3.2M vehicles?
NHTSA upgraded its preliminary evaluation of Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD Beta / FSD Supervised) to an Engineering Analysis (EA26002), a required step before it can seek a recall. The probe now covers approximately 3.2 million vehicles and is tied to nine crashes, including one fatal crash, where FSD allegedly failed to detect or warn drivers in reduced-visibility conditions. This incident was later retracted; see the retraction banner at the top of the page for the correction.
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