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FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
10,861 NHTSA complaints about forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking issues across 48 makes and 509 models.
Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.
NHTSA ODI component intake brief
ODI category FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
10,861 filings · 509 models · 48 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS MASS 10,861 ODI rows
- MODELS 509 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 48 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 10.8% 1,171 crash-flagged
- RANK #27 of 696 categories
- SEV FATAL 18 deaths · 755 injuries
Filing-volume peers
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING sits MASS on ODI intake volume (#27 of 696 standardized categories) with a FATAL severity stamp (18 reported fatalities across 509 models). Open Honda CR-V (category leader) →
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING filing-volume reading
The standout signal for forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking is ODI intake volume: 10,861 filings (MASS band · #27 of 696 standardized categories) across 509 nameplates. Crash-flag share is 10.8%.
Heavy intake categories like this one often reflect a shared supplier or a stressed FMVSS test, open the affected-vehicles table to see whether filings cluster on a few platforms or spread evenly.
Next step: compare Honda CR-V against STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR on filing totals before treating forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda CR-V | |
| 2 | Tesla Model Y | |
| 3 | Tesla Model 3 | |
| 4 | Honda Accord | |
| 5 | Nissan Rogue | |
| 6 | Honda Odyssey | |
| 7 | Honda Pilot | |
| 8 | RAM 2500 | |
| 9 | RAM 1500 | |
| 10 | Volkswagen Atlas | |
| 11 | Tesla Model S | |
| 12 | Honda Civic | |
| 13 | Subaru Outback | |
| 14 | Nissan Sentra | |
| 15 | Fisker Ocean | |
| 16 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
| 17 | Jeep Cherokee | |
| 18 | Subaru Forester | |
| 19 | Hyundai Tucson | |
| 20 | Jeep Compass | |
| 21 | Honda Passport | |
| 22 | Tesla Model X | |
| 23 | Hyundai Palisade | |
| 24 | Honda Prologue | |
| 25 | Nissan Altima | |
| 26 | Honda Accord Hybrid | |
| 27 | Hyundai Santa FE | |
| 28 | Ford F-150 | |
| 29 | Toyota Camry | |
| 30 | Chevrolet Traverse |
Recent Complaints
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