# 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
> NHTSA complaint `2165648` · 2026-01-12 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** C 300
- **Year:** 2022
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- **Speed:** 53 mph
## Narrative
Refer to Mercedes Complaint letter dated August 21, 2025. Refer to EDR report of the crash Mercedes Benz is claiming no responsibility for the failure of Active Brake Assist (ABA) during a frontal impact collision that resulted in the car total loss. The sensors also didn't work resulting in no alert to the driver and nothing recorded on the car camera system.
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