{"source":"NHTSA vehicle owner complaint","officialApiUrl":"https://api.nhtsa.gov/complaints/odinumber?odinumber=11759922","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T20:52:07.899Z","count":1,"results":[{"odiNumber":11759922,"manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2026","vin":"5YJ3E1EB2PF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"On XXX at around 3:30 PM EST,  I was driving my 2023 Tesla Model 3 on [XXX] about 10 miles outside of [XXX].  I had the adaptive cruise control set at 75 mph.  I was driving in the right lane of the two available lanes of travel in that direction.  I noticed an unattended car on the right shoulder about a 1/4 mile up the road and continued my drive as normal.  The car was at least 5' to 6' off the highway.  As i got about 30 yards from the car, my car suddenly slammed on the brakes automatically, which forced me to react in a corrective manner.  Thankfully there was nobody behind me or the severity of the braking would have likely caused a rear end collision. To my understanding, this phantom braking is a known issue with Teslas, so I wanted to document my experience to add to the record. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2023","productMake":"TESLA","productModel":"MODEL 3","manufacturer":"Tesla, Inc."}]}]}