NHTSA Deepens Investigation Of Autonomous Braking System Problems At 3 Million Honda Car Units

JAKARTA - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the United States (US) announced that it had stepped up investigations into the unexpected Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) activation report involving about 3 million Honda cars.

It is known, AEB Honda works using a combination of radar and cameras. This system will automatically implement strong braking if collisions are unavoidable.

However, before carrying out emergency braking, the system will alert drivers in the form of voice and visual signals.

NHTSA is said to be conducting engineering analysis before deciding whether or not a mass recall is necessary. This step is a mandatory requirement before the car safety regulator asks for a recall.

As reported by Reuters on Thursday, April 18, the investigation covered several of the models popular in the US, consisting of Accord and CR-V.

According to the highway safety agency, they have received 2,876 consumer complaints and reports of 93 incidents that resulted in injuries with 47 accidents involving Honda cars.

The regulator has opened an evaluation of about 1.7 million Honda vehicles in February 2022 to assess that this system is activated without any barriers seen in the vehicle lane.

Initial evaluations involved 2017-2019 CR-V and 2018-2019 Accord cars, but NHTSA decided to expand its investigations including CR-V and the 2020-2022 Accord. The manufacturers said they would continue to work together on this investigation.

Previously last November, 106,000 hybrid-type CR-V models were hit by a recall due to problems with battery cables that increase the risk of fire in the event of an accident. This recall has an impact on several CR-V SUVs for models from 2020 to 2022. The cause of this problem is the loss of a screen on the 12-volt battery cable outside the vehicle can cause the battery cable to experience short circuits or excess heat during a collision, potentially triggering a fire