Overview

• NHTSA says many Tesla submissions under its 2021 Standing General Order arrived months after crashes that should have been reported within one to five days.
• The agency reports Tesla sometimes sent delayed incident filings in a single batch or on a rolling basis.
• The Audit Query will probe the cause and scope of the delays, check whether required data were included, and determine if any reports remain outstanding.
• Tesla attributes the late filings to a data-collection issue it says is now fixed, despite vehicles typically uploading collision snapshots within minutes.
• Tesla has filed more than 2,300 crash reports tied to its Level 2 Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features, while separate NHTSA reviews continue into robotaxi operations and FSD performance in low-visibility conditions.