Tesla faces South Korea complaint over FSD software

An advocacy group is filing a complaint against Tesla in South Korea. It alleges the company sold automated driving software for vehicles that cannot legally use it.

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A Tesla Model 3 is shown driving on the highway with FSD 14.2.2.3 self-driving supervised software in Dana Point, California, U.S., January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Tesla faces a consumer complaint in South Korea alleging deceptive marketing of driver-assistance software that cannot be used legally in most of its vehicles. The advocacy group Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty plans to file the complaint with the Korea Fair Trade Commission. Tesla collected lump-sum payments of 9.043 million won ($6,726) for Full Self-Driving software despite vehicle certification limits.