_Regulation · Operational restriction_ # NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) Canonical ID: `02109a67-e501-41f1-9424-0c1060e5e63c` - **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`) - **Kind:** `operational_restriction` - **Status (derived):** in_effect - **Effective:** 2026-03-18 NHTSA upgraded its Tesla Full Self-Driving investigation to an Engineering Analysis covering 3,203,754 vehicles, the step typically preceding a recall. The probe examines FSD failure in reduced-visibility conditions, with nine documented incidents including a pedestrian fatality. ## Sources (1) 1. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2026/INOA-EA26002-10023.pdf · 2026-03-18 ## Status history - **in_effect** · 2026-03-18 · agent-recon - Initial ingestion ## Common questions ### What does NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) cover? NHTSA upgraded its Tesla Full Self-Driving investigation to an Engineering Analysis covering 3,203,754 vehicles, the step typically preceding a recall. The probe examines FSD failure in reduced-visibility conditions, with nine documented incidents including a pedestrian fatality. ### Where does NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) apply? NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry. ### When did NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) take effect? NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) is recorded as effective March 18, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. ### Is NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) still in effect? NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction. ### What types of robots does NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) apply to? NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles) is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry. ### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles)? 8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26002: Tesla FSD Reduced-Visibility Crash Investigation (3.2M Vehicles): Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator. _API: GET /v1/regulations/02109a67-e501-41f1-9424-0c1060e5e63c · sources: /v1/regulations/02109a67-e501-41f1-9424-0c1060e5e63c/sources · status: /v1/regulations/02109a67-e501-41f1-9424-0c1060e5e63c/status · canonical URL: /regulations/nhtsa-tesla-fsd-ea26002_