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Complaint 1951504

2020 PETERBILT 579 • FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING • incident Dec 18, 2023

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1951504
Make
PETERBILT
Model
579
Model Year
2020
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Incident Date
Dec 18, 2023
Date Received
Dec 19, 2023
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Owner Narrative

Vehicle has a following distance sensor on front bumper. Sensor is sensing overpasses when traveling underneath them and that should not be detected. Vehicle is automatically applying hard braking. This is causing a possible rear end collision and or loss of vehicle controll in wet conditions.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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