2018 Nissan Rogue Collision Avoidance Problems
82 owner-reported collision avoidance complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (82)
This is about the 4th incident where when I am driving my car and all of a sudden a message flashes on the dashboard and the car brakes hard, while my foot is still on the gas. There are no other vehicles in front of me or icy roads.
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My rogue has randomly just gave me a warning and slammed on my breaks without an obstacle in site. Now the malfunction light keeps coming on. This is starting to get very frustrating.
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While driving on a clear day on an open road going about 50 MPH my car made the emergency alert noise for a forward collision and slammed on the brakes. Nothing was in front of me and the event almost caused an accident.
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Front collision sensor failed to alert the driver and stop the car resulting in a collision. Traveling speed just over 5 MPH. Safety system was turned on and should have been operational.
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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power. The Forward Collision Avoidance warning light was illuminated.
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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while exiting the garage, the vehicle stopped and began to move forward. The Forward Collision Avoidance warning light was illuminated.
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While turning into a busy intersection the automatic emergency braking engaged even though I had manually disabled it causing my vehicle to be stopped in intersection and when I tried to accelerate the car would not move and the AEB light came on as well as a triangle with exclamation point symbol telling me to check owner’s manual due to malfunction.
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Driving on the highway and the automatic emergency braking system/forward collision light came on essentially braking the vehicle and engaging the engine brake. Luckily no one was behind is. Was able to limp it to the side of the road and have it towed home
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My car randomly stopped while I was driving. There was nothing directly in front of me that could have triggered the ABS or Forward Collision for my car to break. A warning symbol popped up on the dashboard and the car made a complete stop.
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Emergency brakes are activating when there is no obstacle in front of vehicle. Has happened on several occasions. Could potentially cause a rear end accident.
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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the crash avoidance system became inoperable. While reversing there was no alert of a person behind the vehicle.
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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving at various speeds the Forward Collision Automatic Emergency braking system engaged without warning. The collision warning light was illuminated.
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The emergency brake system (anti-collision system) randomly kicks in. Most recently it happened on an interstate where the car automatically slammed on its brakes. The part was recalled in 2019.
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Driving vehicle on the highway when without notice the brakes engage. Very scary and dangerous. Have taken it four times to Nissan dealers without issue being resolved.
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If I have safety shield turned on , the car attempts to break when other cars drive next to me. There will not be any cars in front of me, but the vehicle attempts to break. I have to apply more gas to keep my car from stopping when it shouldn't.
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When driving on the highway the automatic brake system will break in the middle of the highway and malfunction and can cause an accident.
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Tl* the contact's mother owns a 2018 nissan rogue. On two occasions, while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle independently decelerated and the forward collision avoidance system activated independently without another vehicle being in close proximity.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving, the contact noticed that the forward collision emergency braking system indicator turned off without warning. The vehicle was taken to smithtown nissan (535 middle country rd, st james ny 11780, (631) 361-9696) and a software update was completed; however, the failure recurred.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving 40 MPH, the forward collision sensor suddenly activated although there were no vehicles nearby. The vehicle was taken to passport nissan (5000 auth way, camp springs, md 20746, 301-423-8400) where it was diagnosed that the forward collision sensor failed.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving 30 MPH, the automatic emergency braking feature engaged as an abnormal beeping noise was heard and the emergency braking warning light was illuminated. The vehicle stopped as a result the contact was rear ended.
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The automatic emergency brake system engages when there is a clear road and no obstructions in front of or around the vehicle whatsoever. The most recent incident happened while the car was in motion on a highway going 45-50 MPH - the aeb system deployed and the car fully engaged the brakes in an attempt to stop.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving 55 MPH, the automatic emergency braking system suddenly activated and caused the front end of the vehicle to bend downwards. This event almost caused a rear end collision.
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The front sensor on my vehicle is malfunctioning. It says front end collision not detected. I've brought this up to a local nissan dealership and they dismissed it and said nothings wrong.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. The contact stated that the forward collision avoidance sensor malfunctioned. The indicator flashed, which meant the feature was unavailable.
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Purchased new on august 1, 2018 nissan rogue sv. At 500 miles the collision avoidance system cas engaged un-expectantly while driving down a two lane road with no other traffic on the road. Car immediately began braking hard, instrument gages began flashing, and a burning smell coming through the vents.
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While driving car on a quiet street that has one lane in each direction at approximately 30 MPH the car vibrated, made a loud grinding sound, seemed to pull right and braked hard very suddenly which was very frightening. There were no cars in front, side or back when this occurred. I brought it to a local nissan dealer a few days later and was told they could not duplicate problem.
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I recently purchased a 2018 nissan rogue from john sisson nissan in western pennsylvania. The vehicle is equipped with nissan's forward collision monitoring system. While driving on an interstate with no vehicles in front of me, the vehicle automatically applied the brakes.
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While moving at 35mph on a paved surface street with no obstacles/cars in front of me or behind me and a green light at the next traffic light, the car (2018 nissan rogue s AWD) made a high pitched noise and came to a full stop. Seemed as if the emergency braking system engaged for no apparent reason. Could have caused a rear end collision if anyone were behind me or if I were on the highway.
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The automatic emergency braking system incorrectly activated resulting in the brakes being abruptly applied while crossing an intersection. Luckily, there wasn't a vehicle following me, or else there may have been a collision. The system regularly generates false warnings , but this is the 2nd time the vehicle has applied the brakes in the 6 months I've had the vehicle *bf *as
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Forward emergency braking system engages while approaching a metal roadway surface and comes to a complete and abrupt stop. The roadway is a driveway on a private property. This vehicle is equipped with a safety system designed to prevent collisions with objects ahead, but engages when there is no object in front.
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The vehicle will make a sudden accelerated decrease in speed nearly grinding to a halt. The vehicle has 5100 miles on it. This has happened more than once.
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Forward collision avoidance brand new 2018 rogue with less than 1000 miles - the automatic breaking systems engaged when there was no obstructions in the road. Almost caused a rear end collision. Door ajar warning again, this is a new 2018 rouge sport with less than 700 miles.
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While driving in a parking garage. The collision avoidance system activated for no reason, causing my car to come to a complete stop.
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I have purchased certified pre-owned 2018 Nissan Rouge SL on July 17th 2021 from a Dealer in TOTOWA, NJ, 07512.Recently we encountered a serious problem, where the AEB system malfunctions suddenly and unexpectedly when there is no car or object in front of the car. we are at a speed of 65 miles per hour and almost hit by a car behind us.
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While driving at about 40 MPH in the city the Automatic Emergency Brake gets engaged and I heard few beeps, the light of the AEB lit up in the dashboard and the car slows down suddenly. I had this issue before in 2018 very frequently when I purchased the car and reported to Nissan.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The automatic braking system alarm sounded and caused the stall however, the vehicle regained mobility.
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Twice the dirver assist emergency break stopped the car when no other cars are ahead of it. On 11/26 I was stopped at a light. The light turned green I stepped on the gas and within a few seconds the car came to a complete stop.
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On Friday, 24 Jan 25, at highway speeds between 60 and 70 MPH the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system unexpectedly engaged three times. On Sunday, 26 Jan 25, while in a neighborhood street the AEB engaged unexpectedly at 25 MPH. That same day at highway speeds between 60 and 70 MPH the AEB system unexpectedly engaged four times.
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Repeated activation of the AEB system while driving above 20 MPH when there are no other vehicles/objects/persons near the vehicle. Nissan has replaced the part and recalibrated the system 4 times, and the problem is still occurring.
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At unpredictable times and road conditions, the Automatic Emergency Braking system will activate causing the car to brake/lunge in such a manner that it feels like the operator is tapping the brakes. The system then proceeds to give the operator a series of warning lights on the dash display. During all of these instances there is nothing in proximity to the vehicle.
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The AEB sensors are not working. The sensor will have to be replaced. The current lights are on my car: car with squiggly lines, warning triangle, and O/D Off.
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My 2018 Nissan Rogue AEB function triggers with no obstacles in view causing the vehicle to slow down creating a safety hazard. This has happened two times in August 2022 and each time I have taken the vehicle to Stone Mountain Nissan.
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The car REPEATEDLY emergency brakes when it is not supposed to, sometimes in dangerous situations when cars behind may rear end the vehicle. It mostly happens when there are dips or bumps in the road. For example, roads that curve and dip through foothills.
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We purchased this vehicle in April of 2019. Since it was purchased there has been 20 or more cases of the Automatic Emergency Braking activating itself, without any visible trigger. We have been to the dealership multiple times and they told us it wasn’t a problem.
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While driving at a speed of about 15 mile per hour my car's automatic braking system engaged with no other vehicles or obstructions around. My car came to a sudden stop and when I hit the gas it was still kept from moving by the brakes. I did not see any emergency light and when I took it to the dealer they said there was no record of the emergency braking system being engaged.
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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the automatic emergency braking system activated without warning. The local dealer was not contacted.
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Automatic emergency braking engaged twice when attempting to pull into garage. There were no obstructions in the way and no reason for the car to engage emergency braking. Additionally, the warning light before the emergency braking engages flashed briefly while driving on an empty road with no traffic or obstructions.
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It started braking by itself while I was driving 65 MPH on the freeway. Scary Sh**. This happened 7 times before I was able to get safely home.
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Driving east on I-94 near battle creek, mi at highway speed in cruise control with my wife and 3 year old granddaughter the brakes applied hard. Had to stand on the gas and was fighting the brakes brakes that were still applied to get back to 60 to keep from being run over. Pulled over and shut it off.
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An aeb recall was made on nissan rouges back in 2019, I took my car to the dealer, in which it was supposed to have been fixed, however the light still came on blinking. Today, while driving it gave me a warning and said malfunction with the aeb.
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Driving down the interstate vehicle slammed the brakes and then would not move and then was finally able to get to get it to go again by going and then letting go of the gas and then accelerating again. I was able to pull off the road and take the cables off the battery to reset the vehicle. I have since disabled the automatic braking system manualy on the counsel of the vehicle.
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The aeb warning light frequently blinks during regular driving conditions with a clean nose sensor and windshield camera. More frightening is it has slammed on the brakes, twice, on the highway with no vehicles or obstructions in favorable conditions at cruising speed. This is horribly scary on a major highway with two children in the car.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving various speeds, the automatic emergency braking system would randomly activate, causing the vehicle to stop abruptly. The vehicle was taken to tom wood nissan (4150 e.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While reversing the vehicle, the auto braking feature operated independently. The contact mentioned that there was nothing behind the vehicle when the braking system operated.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving 25 MPH, the emergency braking system activated. The contact heard an abnormal noise and parked the vehicle on the side of the road.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the automatic emergency braking system activated without warning and the vehicle stopped abruptly. The contact stated that there were no other vehicles in close proximity at the time of the failure.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While the contact's daughter was driving 35 MPH, the automatic emergency brake system engaged on its own. The front passenger unlatched his seat belt to reach into the rear seat at the time of the failure, thus striking his head on the windshield.
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Purchased the vehicle in oct 2018. In feb 2019 for no reason the car breaked hard while driving at 65 MPH. Alarm went off and light flashed in the dash.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the automatic emergency brake system took over the vehicle. As a result, all four wheels seized and the vehicle veered to the left.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving approximately 10 MPH, a grinding noise was heard and would not stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated.
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While beginning to accelerate on a local street the car made a grinding noise and the brake applied.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. The contact stated that the vehicle's automatic braking feature independently activated while the vehicle was being driven at various speeds. There were no obstacles in the vehicle's path.
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Approaching an uphill grade road, the forward stop assist was activated, stopping the car abruptly. The car behind me had to swerve to avoid from hitting me at the rear. In addition the back up monitor system is inoperative and the lane change warning system only works intermittently.
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I bought my new nissan rogue 2018 on july 7, 2018. Last friday aug 17 at 4:30 pm,I was driving my car and it stopped by itself on top of the train tracks in farmingdale, ny., like it had an electronic panic. Thank god I didn't panic.
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While driving straight at approximately 25-30 MPH on a city street with a slight incline and no other vehicles around or inconsistencies in the road surface, the vehicle made a hard and abrupt deceleration combined with a grinding sound for about 2-3 seconds then resumed normal operation. The vehicle had been purchased 2 days earlier and had about 40 miles on the odometer.
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We purchased 2018 nissan rogue in june. Today we drove 75 miles and the emergency braking activated 4 times for no reason. Once on the interstate, once on the off ramp, and twice on the highway.
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Feb system activated when crossing rail road tracks. Nothing was in front of the car. Car stopped on tracks.
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At 3 separate times while driving my car just suddenly brakes and one of the times was doing between 40 and 50 with no other car around and suddenly with no warning car starts beeping and comes to an abrupt halt jacking the seatbelt tight and coming to a complete stop then proceeding along as if nothing happened.
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AEB warning light came on while driving and there was no object in sight.The light remained on the car was driving sporadically. Did not know what was wrong until I got home and looked at my manual. This was the 1st time it happened and it was frightening.
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In the first incident, I was in the middle of an intersection (going through on a green light) on a a normally busy road going approximately 35-40 MPH and my automatic brake system braked hard without a warning. It beeped with a warning on the dash as it simultaneously braked. Not a single car was within 100 feet in front of me and thankfully there was no one close behind me.
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When I have Cruise Control activated, for example, at 65 MPH, the engine transmission seems to keep shifting gears up and down and does not maintain a steady pace and slowing down/speeding up and shifting constantly. It is to the point that I will not use the Cruise Control any longer. It has happened each time I have activated it and I am inquiring if it is a commonly reported issue.
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While driving sudden stop and message says front radar obstruction malfunction appears. There is no vehicle driving near or any weather that will trigger this to happen
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Drive in a residential street less the 30 vehicles light turned on and car brakes came to a complete stop it has happened twice it first did this on 8/24/21 and again on 12/12/21
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While driving on freeway and highway my vehicle suddenly came to an abrupt stop to the point of ABS system turning on as if there was a car in front without any obstacles or any vehicles on the road. It caused whiplash type of injury with each instance. It happened 5 times within 20 minutes.
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My cars automatic brake system engaged twice now. The first time I was driving and the brakes were slammed on and a car had to swerve hard to avoid me. Just now going 70mph on the freeway with my two kids in the car out of no where the brake assist kicked on and my car stopped.
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Several times during normal driving on the highway, the braking system activates for no reason. Once pulling into my garage at 5mph. Once leaving my driveway at 0 MPH and twice on the highway going 60+ MPH
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Emergency braking system has activated 5 different times with no obstructions in front of vehicle. All times I was driving on highway doing around 65 MPH when braking activated. It was a freighting experience.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan rogue. While driving 35 MPH, the braking system activated and the vehicle came to an abrupt complete stop. The contact sustained problems with her back and neck due to the vehicle suddenly stopping.
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While driving down a straight suburban road at approximately 40 MPH, the car beeps several times and comes to a sudden and harsh stop with the brake pedal fully depressed. Car behind almost slammed into the car. No obstruction on road, clear weather.
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This has nothing to do with airbags I was driving down the road at 38 miles per hour and a 40 mile-an-hour zone going down a small grade nobody in front nobody behind nobody beside me and the brakes locked up. It threw me for word twist in my body the seatbelt hurt my left hip in my left shoulder because it was unexpected there was nothing there.
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The radio/navigation has rebooted twice which disables everything until it restarts also while driving between 35-40 miles and hour on a normal 2 lane road with no other cars around and passing through an intersection the emergency braking system engaged and the started to brake hard, the warning in the car went off as well.
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Brand new 2018 rogue with less than 700 miles - the automatic breaking systems engaged for no reason while making a left hand turn. The car behind me had to swerve not to hit me other times the sensor light for the automatic breaking system flashes. On another day a warning code appeared stating the front sensor weren't working due to obstruction.
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