Pony.Ai Automated Driving System, model year 9999. Filed by Pony.ai and reported to NHTSA on 4 March 2022. 3 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Pony.ai is recalling certain Automated Driving Systems (ADS) with software version v2_20210712, and subsequent versions through v2_20210920_RC38, and v2_20211004. A software error may cause the ADS to shutdown unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 22E016 cover?
- Pony.ai Automated Driving System.
- What is wrong with them?
- Pony.ai is recalling certain Automated Driving Systems (ADS) with software version v2_20210712, and subsequent versions through v2_20210920_RC38, and v2_20211004. A software error may cause the ADS to shutdown unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An unexpected ADS shutdown while in motion can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Pony.ai updated the ADS software code, free of charge. All affected vehicles have been repaired.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An unexpected ADS shutdown while in motion can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 22E016 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Pony.ai |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Adas:Autonomous/Self Driving:Software |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 March 2022 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | PONY.AI AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An unexpected ADS shutdown while in motion can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Pony.ai updated the ADS software code, free of charge. All affected vehicles have been repaired.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 22E016, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22e016/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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