More Than 250 Thousand Units Of Honda Cars Are Being Investigated, This Is The Cause

Honda Passport TrailSport 2022. (Doc. Honda Global)

JAKARTA - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the United States (US) recently started an investigation into two Honda models, namely Insight and Passport, following a number of complaints about an accidental braking incident.

This investigation was carried out on March 7 against the two models produced between 2019 and 2022. A document from the Office of Protects Investigation (ODI) stated that there had been 46 complaints involving this issue.

Of these cases, it was reported that three of them resulted in accidents or fires, with two of them causing injuries. This document also notes that about 250,712 vehicles are part of the investigation.

Although the recall program has not yet been announced, this investigation is carried out as a first step towards the potential problem.

Honda stated that they would cooperate with NHTSA in the investigation process regarding the sudden activation of the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB).

"Honda has communicated with this agency on this issue and will cooperate with NHTSA in the investigation process, while continuing to conduct an internal review of the information," the company wrote, as quoted by Motor1, Thursday, March 14.

This is not the first time Honda has faced security problems with its vehicles in 2024. Previously, this manufacturer with the 'H' logo recalled around 750,000 units in the US due to an error in the airbag that could expand not as it should have been.

The withdrawal program involved several models, including Pilots, Accords, and Civic in 2020-2022, as well as CR-V and Passport models for 2020-2021.