# 2021 TESLA MODEL 3 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
> NHTSA complaint `1791219` · 2022-01-31 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL 3
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
Hello,  Driving on a snowy road around 20 MPH. Attempted to slow down in a straight line, used the brakes to try and slow vehicle to go into a driveway.  Vehicle would not respond to any inputs.    The brake pedal seemed frozen, coming off and back on the brake pedal did not change anything.  There sounded like an ABS pulsing but it was not working.  Post accident pictures showed it looked like the car was dragging one axle like it was locked in the snow.  Car ending up grazing a mailbox post and afterword said 'take control'.  I believe the car tried to do an automated braking maneuver which did not work.  The road was covered in 1-2" of snow and the mailbox would have been a reference point in the distance. When turning the steering wheel away from the object that was hit, the car continued to go straight like the wheels were not attached.  The car never veered left or right during this whole event even though i tried to turn.
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