Tesla—Tesla recalled 362,000 FSD Beta vehicles after NHTSA found system did not adequately follow traffic laws
In February 2023, Tesla recalled 362,000 vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving Beta following an NHTSA safety investigation. The agency concluded the FSD system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws, including running stop signs, traveling through intersections during yellow lights, and not adequately responding to speed limit changes. Tesla issued an OTA software update to address the issues.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Safety | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Consumer Protection | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.255 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.68)× agency (compelled ×0.25)
Evidence (2 signals)
NHTSA required Tesla to recall 362,000 FSD Beta vehicles for traffic law violations
In February 2023, Tesla recalled 362,000 vehicles with FSD Beta after NHTSA found the system did not adequately follow traffic laws, including running stop signs, traveling through yellow lights, and not responding to speed limit changes.
NHTSA official recall filing documented FSD Beta running stop signs, yellow lights, and driving straight through turn-only lanes
NHTSA Safety Recall Report 23V-085 documented that FSD Beta could: travel through intersections during stale yellow lights, not fully stop at stop signs when intersections were clear, fail to adjust speed in variable speed zones, and change lanes out of turn-only lanes to continue straight. Tesla identified 18 related incident reports between May 2019 and September 2022 but was not aware of injuries or deaths.