The agency said the petition alleged Honda vehicles “are experiencing a sudden loss of steering control as the vehicle veers from its intended path of travel.”
The petition said the “deviation from the intended path of travel occurs without warning or driver input while operating the vehicle under normal driving condition,” NHTSA added.
NHTSA opened a defect petition review and sent Honda two information requests on steering anomalies in Honda Accord vehicles.
The agency said it “performed extensive analysis on the information obtained from Honda as well as information in NHTSA’s databases.”
The engineering analysis will assess the scope, frequency and potential safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.
The engineering analysis could ultimately lead to a vehicle recall.
