Honda Accords made between 2013 and 2015 are the subject of a large scale safety probe from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The agency’s investigation will look into 1.1 million Accords due to reports of a sudden loss of steering control. Its engineering analysis will look into allegations that vehicles “under normal driving conditions, with no warning or input from the driver, […] may veer or jerk out of [their] intended path of travel.”
The NHTSA says it has received 107 complaints about the issue and knows of two incidents related to it that led to injuries.
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Unfortunately, the root of the issue is not yet known. Moreover, an engineering analysis does not necessarily mean that a recall will be opened.
Honda told Reuters that it “takes all safety-related concerns seriously and will continue to cooperate with the NHTSA through the investigation process as we also continue our own internal review of the available information.”
One Accord owner from Florida told the NHTSA that he was driving at 25 mph (40 kph) when the “steering wheel took over the wheel and he could not control the vehicle.” The car ended up running off the road and into the woods where it hit some small trees.
Accords from that generation are also under recalls for corroding driveshafts, battery sensor shorts, and possible tank leaks.
