# 2020 SUBARU ASCENT — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
> NHTSA complaint `1712690` · 2020-12-11 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** ASCENT
- **Year:** 2020
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- **Miles at failure:** 9,500
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 11/29 AT 9:45PM WHERE I HIT A COW.  I WAS DRIVING 55 ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY THAT I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH.  THE COW WAS STANDING IN THE ENTIRE LANE OF TRAVEL AND I WAS ABLE TO VEER INTO THE OTHER LANE SLIGHTLY AND TOOK THE IMPACT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE I DID NOT HAVE ANY PASSENGERS. THE SUBARU WAS TOTALED AND I'M NOW HAVING SEVERE  WHIPLASH SYMPTOMS. I AM REPORTING THIS AS  THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND EVERYONE WHO HAS SEEN THE VEHICLE SAYS THEY THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE.  ADDITIONALLY, I DO NOT REMEMBER MY COLLISION ALERTS BEEPING NOR THE SUBARU BRAKING FOR ME WHICH HAVE WORKED IN THE PAST. I ONLY REMEMBER HITTING THE COW AND THEN BEING COMPLETELY STOPPED WHERE WE HAD THE IMPACT.
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