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NHTSA escalates PE25012 with formal Information Request to Tesla, demanding FSD engagement data for red-light/wrong-way probe

NHTSA sent Tesla a formal Information Request (IR PE25012-01) on December 3, 2025, escalating the Preliminary Evaluation into 2.88 million FSD-equipped vehicles over red-light running and wrong-way driving. By then the agency had logged 62 complaints, 4 media reports, and 14 crash reports (combined ~80).

The IR formalized railroad-crossing violations into the defect definition and demanded Tesla break down cumulative FSD miles and vehicle-days by engagement status, plus per-incident automation status, takeover requests, and driver responses.

Occurred 2025-12-03 · Tesla · Investigated by NHTSA

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  1. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2025/INRE-PE25012-34988.pdf

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What happened in NHTSA escalates PE25012 with formal Information Request to Tesla, demanding FSD engagement data for red-light/wrong-way probe?
NHTSA sent Tesla a formal Information Request (IR PE25012-01) on December 3, 2025, escalating the Preliminary Evaluation into 2.88 million FSD-equipped vehicles over red-light running and wrong-way driving. By then the agency had logged 62 complaints, 4 media reports, and 14 crash reports (combined ~80). The IR formalized railroad-crossing violations into the defect definition and demanded Tesla break down cumulative FSD miles and vehicle-days by engagement status, plus per-incident automation status, takeover requests, and driver responses.
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