NHTSA Complaint #11500993 — 2023 TESLA MODEL Y

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11500993
Vehicle	2023 TESLA MODEL Y
Component	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Date of Incident	January 8, 2023
Date Filed	January 10, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

Car applied brakes suddenly multiple times when no vehicles or objects were remotely close (i.e. the car had phantom braking). This occurred while auto-pilot mode was on as well as while cruise control was on and with auto-pilot off. This happened several times on wide open highway lanes including when no other vehicles or other objects were anywhere in sight.

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