# 2025 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
> NHTSA complaint `2126953` · 2025-09-04 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** GLC 300
- **Year:** 2025
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## 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.
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