The National Road Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA opened the investigation after complaints about the unintended activation of the collision dilution system.
The American "Curbuzz" website reported that an estimated 1.732.000 Honda car has complained about the sudden activation of brakes, and that the affected models are Honda Accord sedans (2018-2019) and Honda CR-V (2017-2019) SUVs (2017-2019).
The NHTSA National Traffic Safety Administration announced a total of 278 complaints, including 107 complaints for Accord and 171 for the CR-V Single.
Drivers said that the automatic braking system in emergency situations is randomly activated and sometimes without warning, even when driving at a high speed without anything that hinders the car course..
A car magazine participated in one of the complaints, saying: "Two times in the past six months, while we were driving the rural road leading to our area, the car was filled with brake brand on the meter board and pressed the brakes.After touching the brake pedal, the car returned to its natural speed.The road is free of obstacles, no cars in front, and no cars coming from the other direction..
Automatic braking systems in emergency situations are standard equipment in new models, which proves to be very useful in deterring collisions..
However, a possible wrong activation can easily cause accidents, such as back collision.
The National Road Traffic Safety Administration also opened NHTSA on Monday and published the first evaluation document on Thursday morning.
The agency said that the goal is to "determine the scope and intensity of the potential problem and the full evaluation of potential safety issues", and to determine whether it will lead to a summons or not.