NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Audit Query AQ26-003: Compliance with Standing General Order 2021-01 Reporting Requirements
- Open
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Audit Query AQ26-003 on September 14, 2026; NHTSA's investigations file listed it as open on October 23, 2026. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Avride Automated Driving System for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- AQ26-003 (also written AQ26003)
- Investigation type
- Audit Query An administrative investigation into compliance with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting Early Warning data on time or carrying out a recall.
- Status
- Open since September 14, 2026
- Opened
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Avride Inc.
- Vehicles and equipment
- Avride Automated Driving System
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Audit Query AQ26-003.
The Office of Defects Investigation ("ODI") has identified several incident reports submitted by Avride Inc. ("Avride") in response to Standing General Order 2021-01 ("SGO") with potentially incomplete or inaccurate information. Certain of these reports indicate that, at the time of submission, Avride was not aware of any injuries resulting from the crashes, and some state that police reports of the crashes were available. ODI obtained copies of these police reports, as well as copies of police reports for other crashes Avride reported under the SGO for which Avride did not list police reports as an available source of data. The police reports indicate potential injuries were sustained by occupants of Avride vehicles and/or occupants of other vehicles involved in the crash. ODI also identified SGO reports stating that an injury was reported or alleged, but subsequent updated reports indicate that no injuries were alleged. NHTSA is opening this Audit Query ("AQ"), a standard process for reviewing compliance with legal requirements, to evaluate reporting accuracy and completeness. As part of this review, NHTSA will assess whether any reports of prior incidents remain outstanding and whether the reports that were submitted reflect complete and accurate data based on available information. The SGO incidents cited in the Opening Resume are listed below by report ID and are available for download at NHTSA.gov/laws-regulations/standing-general-order-crash-reporting: 31101-13612 31101-13761 31101-14509 31101-14813 31101-15099 31101-15189
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Audit Query AQ26-003. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
Avride
Avride Automated Driving System
- model year not given
What an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for AQ26-003
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.