Transportation Department Docket NHTSA-2024-0019 Notice

2026-14506: Tesla, Inc., Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

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Summary

Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) has determined that certain model year (MY) 2017-2023 Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, And Associated Equipment. Tesla filed a noncompliance report dated March 15, 2024, and subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the "Agency") on April 8, 2024, and amended its petition on May 3, 2024, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document announces the denial of Tesla's petition.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

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