The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated a preliminary investigation into 250,712 Honda vehicles due to unintentional activation of the automatic emergency braking system. The investigation follows 46 complaints, including reports of accidents, fires, and injuries related to the defect. The affected models are the 2019-2022 Insight hybrid sedan and Passport SUV. Activating the emergency braking system without warning poses a significant risk of accidents and harm to both vehicle occupants and others.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ), the equivalent of Transport Canada, today launched a preliminary investigation into 250,712 Honda vehicles due to a problem with unintentional activation of the automatic emergency braking system. The NHTSA report states that the Office of Defect Investigation has received 46 complaints. These included reports of three accidents or fires, as well as two injuries related to the defect.
The emergency braking problem affects the Insight hybrid sedan and Passport SUV of the 2019-2022 model years. Needless to say, activating the automatic emergency braking system without warning can seriously increase the risk of an accident, leading to injury and property damage. Automatic emergency braking is there to slow down and stop when an obstacle is detected, to avoid a collision. When it is activated when there is no risk ahead, this in itself represents a danger not only to the occupants of the vehicle, but also to all those around them
NHTSA Investigation Honda Vehicles Automatic Emergency Braking Defect Accidents Fires Injuries Risk
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