2020 SUBARU FORESTER — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2020 SUBARU FORESTER — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Start: 2022-02-23

firecrash1 injured · 1800067 · 2022-03-07

Vehicle

Make: SUBARU
Model: FORESTER
Year: 2020
Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: Yes
Vehicle towed: Yes

Narrative

Automatic braking system failed and led to a front end collision immediately a fire broke out under the hood and accelerated into the car with in minutes using a tire iron the passenger door was forced opened Air bags deployed (3) and seat belt held

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11455557
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown