Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Tesla Gets Extension in US Probe of FSD Traffic Violations
Tesla, the company that makes electric cars, is being investigated by US safety regulators.
The regulators want to know if Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system causes cars to break traffic rules.
Tesla asked for more time to look through lots of records to find any problems.
The regulators gave Tesla an extra five weeks to finish their review.
Tesla has to send their answers by February 23.
The regulators have already received 62 complaints and found some reports that might be related to the issue.
Tesla has about 8,313 records left to check, and they can review about 300 each day.
Tesla received a 5-week extension to respond to an NHTSA investigation into its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system's traffic violations.
The new deadline for Tesla's response is February 23, as granted by the NHTSA.
Tesla requested more time to manually review 8,313 records to identify relevant incidents, with a review rate of 300 records per day.
The investigation follows 62 complaints and additional media and crash reports potentially tied to FSD-related traffic violations.
NHTSA opened a preliminary evaluation in October and sent Tesla a detailed information request in December.
- Who
- Tesla and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- What
- Extension of deadline for Tesla to respond to an investigation into traffic violations by its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system
- When
- The extension was granted on Friday, with a new deadline of February 23
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Tesla requested more time to manually review thousands of records to identify relevant incidents
- Company
- Tesla
- Regulator
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Technology Under Investigation
- Full Self-Driving (FSD) system
- Extension Duration
- 5 weeks
- New Deadline
- February 23
- Complaints Received
- 62
- Records to Review
- 8,313
- Review Rate
- 300 records per day