How many recalls has Waymo had?
Waymo has 6 recalls on record in The Machine Record, the latest dated 2026-06-18. A recall here is a case whose timeline reached a recall notice: for vehicles a defect report filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573, usually a software update to the automated driving system; for consumer machines a notice from the CPSC or the EU Safety Gate. Separately, Waymo filed 2,399 crash reports with NHTSA under the Standing General Order; those are crash filings, not recalls, and are counted on their own page.
How this was counted
A case counts as a recall when its incident type is a recall or its escalation stage reached one; both are set from the recall notice itself, archived with the case. One notice is one case even when it covers a fleet.
The year is the date of the recall notice as the register dates the case, not the date of the defect or of any crash that preceded it.
Recalls of automated driving software are filed voluntarily by the operator with NHTSA and often follow a crash or an investigation; the case timeline shows what came before the notice.
Data as of 2026-10-27. Numbers on this page are computed from the register's database on each visit and are CC BY 4.0; cite this page. Rules on the methodology page, exports on the data page.
The 6 recalls behind the number
Newest first. Each one links to its timeline and to the sources it rests on.
- 2026-06-18Waymo recalled approximately 3,900 robotaxis after 13 known incidents in which vehicles drove into closed freeway construction zones in Phoenix, Arizona, and the San Francisco Bay Area, prompting a voluntary software recall filed with NHTSA.Recall
- 2026-05-12Waymo recalled 3,791 robotaxis after an unoccupied vehicle drove into a flooded road in San Antonio, Texas, and was swept into a creek, a software flaw that let the cars enter standing water.Recall
- 2026-04-20A Waymo robotaxi drove into floodwater in San Antonio on April 20, 2026, prompting a voluntary recall of 3,791 vehicles for a software defect.Recall
- 2025-12-05Waymo announced a voluntary software recall after its robotaxis were found to have illegally passed stopped school buses with extended stop signs and flashing lights on multiple occasions in Atlanta and Austin, with no injuries reported.Recall
- 2025-05-14Waymo recalled 1,212 robotaxis after NHTSA opened a probe into 16 collisions between 2022 and late 2024 in which Waymo vehicles struck chains, gates, and other roadway barriers, with no injuries reported.Recall
- 2024-05-21A driverless Waymo Jaguar I-Pace robotaxi collided with a telephone pole at 8 MPH while performing a low-speed pullover maneuver in an alley in Phoenix, sustaining damage but causing no injuries.Recall
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What people ask about this number
- How many recalls has Waymo had?
- Waymo has 6 recalls on record in The Machine Record, the latest dated 2026-06-18. A recall here is a case whose timeline reached a recall notice: for vehicles a defect report filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573, usually a software update to the automated driving system; for consumer machines a notice from the CPSC or the EU Safety Gate. Separately, Waymo filed 2,399 crash reports with NHTSA under the Standing General Order; those are crash filings, not recalls, and are counted on their own page.
- Is a software update the same as a recall?
- When it is filed with NHTSA under Part 573 it is, legally: the operator declares a safety defect and the remedy, which for automated vehicles is almost always software delivered over the air. Updates not filed as defect reports are not counted.
- Is this every recall the company has ever had?
- It is every recall the register has verified from the notice itself or from two independent sources. Notices are public, so the count should be complete for vehicles filed with NHTSA; if you know of one missing, the corrections page explains how to report it.
- Can I reuse these numbers?
- Yes. The counts are CC BY 4.0: cite The Machine Record with a link to this page. The underlying rows can be downloaded as CSV from the SGO table and the register from the data page.
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