Honda Accord Sudden Steering Loss Prompts NHTSA Investigation: Over 1.1 Million Cars Examined
05/10/21 AT 11:10 AM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into more than 1.1. million Honda (HMC) Accord sedans over a possible steering system issue after receiving 107 complaints.
According to documents from the NHTSA, the investigation covers 2013 to 2015 Accord models, which it said, “Under normal driving conditions, with no warning or input from the driver, the vehicle may veer or jerk out of its intended path of travel.”
The NHTSA also received two reports of injuries related to the issue in the Honda vehicles.
The probe by the NHTSA was opened after the Office of Defects Investigations received a petition in October claiming there was a defect in the Accords’ steering system.
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