# 2026 TESLA MODEL Y — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
> NHTSA complaint `2261637` · 2026-10-28 · Tesla, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TESLA
- **Model:** MODEL Y
- **Year:** 2026
- **Manufacturer:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
On October 28, 2026 at about 3:57 PM EDT, my 2026 Tesla Model Y (Long Range RWD) was operating on Full Self-Driving (Supervised) as it turned left into our residential driveway in Watkinsville, GA. A family member's parked Subaru Forester was on the left side of the driveway with its right rear passenger door standing open. An adult was leaning into that doorway and a child was standing beside the car.  The Tesla's dashcam (left pillar camera) shows the open door clearly in view for 6 to 8 seconds before contact. Despite this, Full Self-Driving did not stop or steer away. It slowed to about 2 mph but kept creeping forward alongside the Subaru, and the Tesla's left rear quarter panel struck the edge of the open door. The vehicle data export shows Full Self-Driving active and steering throughout, with no accelerator or brake input from me and near-zero steering torque from the driver. No forward collision warning or automatic emergency braking event was recorded. I braked about 5 seconds after contact, which disengaged Full Self-Driving.  No one was injured, but a person was standing in the door opening the car struck. The Tesla has a V-shaped dent and gouge in the left rear quarter panel, with the paint cut through. Estimated repair cost is over $5,000.  I expected the system to detect a stationary open door with a person in it and either stop or steer around it. I have the dashcam footage from all six cameras and Tesla's vehicle data export, and can provide both.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*