EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Honda “Jazz and Civic” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1013/12
Summary
null Due to a software error in the transmission control unit, if the vehicle is parked in reverse gear and the engine restarted and neutral or first gear is then selected, the vehicle may not move, may stall or in the worst case may move backwards unexpectedly. This unexpected reverse movement could cause an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Honda
- Brand
- Honda
- Name / model
- Jazz and Civic · Vehicles and production range concerned are as follows: CHAC Jazz 1.4: 2009, 2010, 2011 HUM Jazz 1.4: 2009, 2010, 2011 Sss Jazz 1.4: 2009, 2010, 2011 HUM Civic 5dr 1.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Unknown
What is the risk?
- null Due to a software error in the transmission control unit, if the vehicle is parked in reverse gear and the engine restarted and neutral or first gear is then selected, the vehicle may not move, may stall or in the worst case may move backwards unexpectedly. This unexpected reverse movement could cause an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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