# 2023 TESLA MODEL 3 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1915587` · 2023-08-02 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL 3
- **Year:** 2023
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
## Narrative
I was stopped before turning left into a parking space.  I was driving slowly. The car stopped but I did not engage the brake as a Tesla will stop once the foot is removed from the accelerator.  At that point the car leaped forward at full speed hitting parts of a building and a fence.  I did NOT step on the accelerator. No one was injured.  The airbags did not deploy even though there was $17,000 damage to the front of the car.  There were no warning signals.  The person inside the building was waiting for me and saw the car come to a stop.
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