# 2025 TESLA MODEL 3 — SERVICE BRAKES > NHTSA complaint `2134409` · 2025-09-26 · Tesla, Inc. ## Severity - **Deaths:** 0 - **Injured:** 0 - **Fire:** No - **Crash:** Yes - **Police report:** No - **Medical attention:** No - **Vehicle towed:** No ## Vehicle - **Make:** TESLA - **Model:** MODEL 3 - **Year:** 2025 - **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc. - **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES ## Narrative The reason that I'm currently writing you this letter is to report an incident that happened on Sep. 16th, 2025. This is the date that I was very excited because I got my first EV - Tesla Model 3 new car. Me and my wife went over to the delivery plant in Fefe, Washington. The address is 3701 20th St. E., Fife, WA 98424. We took the car and I myself drove it back home around 2:45ish (-3 :00 pm the latest). It was just two blocks away from the plant outbound to the eastward trying to get to the entry of the highway. I stopped my car on my brake, and suddenly my car went forward by itself. This unintended acceleration caused me to hit the car in front of me. We had to stop in the next parking lot on my left side as soon as we passed the traffic light. This intersection happened right at the intersection of 54th Ave. E (Northbound) and Pacific Highway E. I hit the car in front of me. My front bumper got some damage. The car is still drivable and I have put the photos and maps for your understanding. --- *Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*