EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Honda “Pilot, MDX, Legend, Odyssey, Elysion, Step Wagon” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0548/13
Summary
null A faulty component in the electronic VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) system can cause a brief application of the brakes. If the driver brakes when such a fault occurs, the VSA system may activate the braking assistance function, thus boosting the braking effect. This unexpected and unnecessary braking assistance increases the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Honda
- Brand
- Honda
- Name / model
- Pilot, MDX, Legend, Odyssey, Elysion, Step Wagon · Type: YF1. The recall concerns vehicles manufactured in 2005.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Unknown
What is the risk?
- null A faulty component in the electronic VSA (Vehicle Stability Assist) system can cause a brief application of the brakes. If the driver brakes when such a fault occurs, the VSA system may activate the braking assistance function, thus boosting the braking effect. This unexpected and unnecessary braking assistance increases the risk of 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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