FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
26,000
Speed
60 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at 60 MPH, a large plastic object was in the roadway causing the contact to crash into the object. The contact stated that there was no warning from the manufacturer's forward collision avoidance system or any other safety system, the cruise control was engaged at the time of the crash. The contact stated that her husband swerved to the left to avoid the object and the front passenger side bumper, passenger corner of the hood and headlight crashed into the plastic object and were fractured and crushed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated and the air bags had not deployed. The contact stated that there were no injuries and that the police were on the scene and filed a report. The vehicle was drivable and the contact drove back to her residence with her husband. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 26,000.