NHTSA Campaign 15V301000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
NHTSA campaign 15V301000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the forward collision avoidance: crash imminent braking. The repair is free.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed the report for 15V301000 with NHTSA on May 20, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V301000, NHTSA lists up to 19,502 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 2, 2012 and October 22, 2014.
The 15V301000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V301000 were scheduled from July 6, 2015, 47 days after the report.
15V301000 covers 2 models from Acura, model years 2014–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V301000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the forward collision avoidance, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V301000 vehicles, the 2014 Acura RLX has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V301000 ranks 107 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Acura MDX 2WD and AWD, RLX and 2014 Acura RLX Hybrid vehicles. In certain driving conditions, the Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) may incorrectly interpret certain roadside objects such as metal fences or metal guardrails as obstacles and unexpectedly apply the brakes.
- The risk
- If the CMBS unexpectedly applies emergency braking force while driving, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the CMBS software, free of charge. The recall began on July 6, 2015. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-800-382-2238. Honda's numbers for this recall is JQ4, JQ5 and JQ6.
Reported May 20, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V301000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V301000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 20, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted