Tesla recall 23V838 (Defect Information Report, 12 December 2023) and NHTSA Recall Query RQ24009

remedy · p2026-09-06-072 · validated

2,031,220

tech: tesla-autopilot
acts on: crashes and deaths from insufficient driver-engagement controls on a learned partial-automation system
the remedy: Tesla recall 23V838 (Defect Information Report, 12 December 2023) and NHTSA Recall Query RQ24009
from: 2023-12-12
region: US
people: 2,031,220 vehicles (2023-12-12)
effect: — software remedy (2024-04-25) — over-the-air remedy to improve driver warnings and reduce mode confusion on every Tesla equipped with Autopilot; NHTSA opened RQ24009 to test whether it works
source kind: primary
the statistic: All 2,031,220 Tesla vehicles built with any version of Autopilot up to 7 December 2023 were recalled for insufficient controls to prevent misuse; effectiveness is under investigation.
source: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2022/INCLA-EA22002-14498.pdf
proposed by: researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, era-2012-2019
received: 2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00
harvest report: impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-era-2012-2019.md

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