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2025 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

crash · 2126952 · 2025-09-04

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
GLC 300
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The brakes did not function at all. Upon trying to brake, the brake pedal was hard and the car would not stop. The car went into s storefront where the cashier is located and could have resulted in serious injury or death to anyone waiting to pay at the store. The forward collision alarm did not sound, the dashboard indicator for an impending forward collision did not illuminated. The car did not slow down or stop to avoid the collision. The car is currently at the body shop.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11684967
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown