_Regulation · Operational restriction_

# NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix)

Canonical ID: `4c164169-26e5-43d6-90c9-b217efcd1acb`

- **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Kind:** `operational_restriction`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2026-04-30

Waymo filed a voluntary recall covering 3,791 robotaxis after an unoccupied Waymo vehicle drove into a flooded road in San Antonio and was swept into Salado Creek. The recall deployed an OTA software fix to the entire fleet, adding extreme weather constraints and flash flood area limitations.

## Sources (1)

1. https://electrek.co/2026/05/12/waymo-recalls-3791-robotaxis-flooded-road-ota-software-fix/ · 2026-05-12

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2026-04-30 · agent-recon
    - Initial ingestion

## Common questions

### What does NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) cover?

Waymo filed a voluntary recall covering 3,791 robotaxis after an unoccupied Waymo vehicle drove into a flooded road in San Antonio and was swept into Salado Creek. The recall deployed an OTA software fix to the entire fleet, adding extreme weather constraints and flash flood area limitations.

### Where does NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) apply?

NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) take effect?

NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) is recorded as effective April 30, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) still in effect?

NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) apply to?

NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix) is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix)?

8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of NHTSA Recall: Waymo 3,791 Robotaxis Over Flooded Road Incident (San Antonio, OTA Fix): 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.


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