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2022 TESLA MODEL Y — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

crash · 1821709 · 2022-06-26

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL Y
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Speed
18 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

While driving at a normal speed and turning around at an intersection in our neighborhood, the car suddenly went out of control, causing the car to hit a fire hydrant in front of a home, smashed a tree before crashing into the siding of the home. Insurance deemed the car as "totaled". We were reimbursed by insurance so this is not about monetary losses, but a report to protect other drivers and their families. The Tesla database records mentioned user acceleration and error, but this doesn't sound like a reasonable cause. The airbags didn't open and neither did the automatic emergency braking or forward collision warning work. I was unable to brake and control the car to stop. This accident is captured in the security system video of the impacted home.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11471044
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown