(February 25, 2022) WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators have launched an investigation into more than 1.7 million Honda vehicles for unintended automatic emergency braking. The investigation covers 2018-19 Honda Accord midsize cars and 2017-19 Honda CR-V compact crossovers, according to Automotive News.

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation said it has received 278 complaints — 107 for the Accord and 171 for the CR-V — alleging "inadvertent activation of the collision mitigation braking system" in those vehicles.

"The complaints allege braking incidents, some with large speed changes, occurring with nothing obstructing the vehicles path," according to a document posted Thursday to NHTSA's website. The agency opened the investigation Monday.

Six of the complaints allege a collision with minor injuries, according to the report. The complaints also allege the inadvertent braking happens without warning.

Source: Automotive News