# 2017 TOYOTA RAV4 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
> NHTSA complaint `2176727` · 2026-02-13 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
## Narrative
PCS brake has enormously engaged twice.   1. small branch fell off tree on a dirt road.  brakes engaged and should not have and almost caused vehicle to slide off a 1000 foot cliff.   2. auto braked with my dog was in car and broke dogs' leg and cost a 2,000 dollar vet bill.  brakes where not needed i could have easily just did a slight steering adjustment to avoid collusion.  the braking prevented that and almost was also almost rearended    overall, the autobrake can be disabled with a lot of work on various menus.  but comes on when the car is restarted.  I do this every time i restart the car.  I suspect a glitch or a low voltage caused it to come back on.  Also trying to always remember to do it is difficult to do. I consider this auto brake to be a huge safety risk and could cause loss of life.  I am so scared by this and afraid to dive the car now. may have to take a total loss on the car I just bought.  Toyota dealers said they cannot reprogram the car to prevent this serious safety risk
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