U.S. opens safety probe that could lead to recall of 2013-2015 models
The agency stated the petition alleged Honda vehicles “are suffering from a sudden reduction of steering command as the vehicle veers from its meant path of travel.”
The petition stated the “deviation from the meant path of travel takes place with no warning or driver enter even though running the vehicle underneath regular driving condition,” NHTSA extra.
NHTSA opened a defect petition evaluate and despatched Honda two facts requests on steering anomalies in Honda Accord vehicles.
The agency stated it “performed in depth investigation on the facts obtained from Honda as perfectly as facts in NHTSA’s databases.”
The engineering investigation will assess the scope, frequency and probable basic safety-related penalties of the alleged defect.
The engineering investigation could in the end direct to a vehicle recall.
