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NHTSA complaint #11720413

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2023 TESLA MODEL 3

Manufacturer

Tesla, Inc.

Components

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Dates

Incident: 01/28/2026
Filed: 02/25/2026

Owner complaint summary

In autopilot mode on 1/28/26 the vehicle without any warnings went through a red light causing an accident. A week prior it failed to adjust speed in a 35 mile per hour zone maintaining 71.

Crash reported1 injuries reported

Official record ID (ODI): 11720413. This page is the human-readable source link used across afterwarranty. The JSON record button above proxies NHTSA's public API so verification works in every browser.