{"id":331778,"date":"2026-06-29T15:59:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=331778"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:59:44","slug":"autonomous-vehicles-incident-reporting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/autonomous-vehicles-incident-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Vehicles Incident Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report an Autonomous Vehicle Incident or Safety Concern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We value your feedback regarding your experience with autonomous vehicles operating on California public roads. There are two ways to report an autonomous vehicle incident or safety concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dmv-illustration alignnone is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wsi2uat.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/12\/car.svg\" class=\"dmv-illustration\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\" \"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-container shadow-box\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report to the California DMV<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the AV Incident Form to submit feedback or report an incident involving an autonomous vehicle operating on California public roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please do not include sensitive personal information such as your Social Security number, driver\u2019s license number, or financial account number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/dmv-autonomous-vehicles-feedback-form\/\">Submit AV Incident Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To report a safety complaint involving an autonomous vehicle to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), use the Automated Vehicle Complaint Form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also report a safety complaint by phone by calling NHTSA\u2019s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English and Spanish-speaking staff are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. 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