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2020 MAZDA CX-5 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 2194573 · 2026-04-07

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
CX-5
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

While driving on the highway in traffic, I was applying the brakes (slowly and smoothly) and moving with the flow of traffic when the SBS system activated the brakes harshly and slammed me to a stop without reason. In addition to throwing me forward against my seatbelt, it also resulted in the car behind me rear-ending me. I did not hit the car ahead of me, since I was far enough behind them BEFORE the smart brake support engaged, but the feature caused an accident that could have been avoided.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11729750
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown