Tesla sues California DMV over FSD false-advertising ruling

Tesla sued the California DMV in a complaint dated February 13, 2026, to reverse a ruling that its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving marketing was misleading. The DMV had given Tesla 60 days to fix the marketing or face a 30-day sales suspension, and on February 17 it confirmed Tesla had taken corrective action, so no suspension applied.

• Tesla's complaint dated February 13, 2026; article published February 23
• DMV had threatened a 30-day suspension of dealer and manufacturer licenses
• On February 17 the DMV confirmed corrective action; no suspension
• Tesla says the DMV labeled it a false advertiser 'wrongfully and baselessly'