Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.

The NHTSA confirmed Monday that it had reduced its workforce by 4% as part of broader federal efforts to eliminate probationary employees.

As President Donald Trump continues to cull the federal workforce, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed it has laid off 4% of its staff. Under the Biden administration, the agency swelled by a massive 30%, and before the cuts, it employed approximately 800 people.

NHTSA said in a statement emailed to the Detroit Free Press that under President Joe Biden, the agency grew 30% and remains larger than it had in previous administrations despite the cuts. Its workforce was about 800 before the job cuts and in 2023 reportedly had 675 employees.

The recent 5-star safety rating from the NHTSA has thrilled Elon Musk to the extent that he recalled he also manages a car company. Following the announcement of the results, Musk stated, “Cybertruck is apocalypse-level safe.