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2023 HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

1 injured · 1968999 · 2024-02-20

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
IONIQ 6
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Speed
75 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

On the afternoon of February 12, 2024 (5:12pm), I was driving northbound on I-71 at highway speed, approximately 75mph. My Hyundai Ioniq 6 alerted me of a (non-existent) impending front-end collision, and within 1 second of the alert starting, the automatic emergency braking system activated. This resulted in the violent (and unexpected) braking of my car to around 25mph. There was no clear reason for the collision detection alert or the automatic emergency brake. The light was good and there was no significant weather. There were no vehicles immediately in front or behind me. (Nearest car in front was over a quarter mile away.) The force of the braking was sufficiently strong that I am still sore in my shoulder and back a week later. I am fortunate that there wasn't a car close behind me, as I likely would have been rear-ended due to the unexpected and abrupt nature of the braking. The vehicle was taken in for service (invoice attached) and "calibrated". Within 10 miles of getting back on the highway, warnings (but no braking) triggered again. (photo attached of one of the warnings). The vehicle is currently back at dealer service.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11573010
Machine
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