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2018 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID — Complaint #1957255

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NHTSA Complaint about BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: LIDAR filed January 11, 2024

NHTSA complaint #1957255 (ODI reference 11564853) concerns a 2018 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID and was filed on January 11, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on December 15, 2023. The vehicle had 48,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Massachusetts based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as back over prevention: sensing system: lidar, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same HONDA ACCORD HYBRID cohort independently describe similar back over prevention: sensing system: lidar failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2018 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID
Component
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: LIDAR
State
Massachusetts
Mileage
48,000 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2018 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the back-up warning sensor malfunctioned and failed to properly alarm as needed. Additionally, while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist malfunctioned, causing the steering wheel to become difficult to turn in either direction. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but no cause for the failure was found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000. The contact stated the vehicle was traded in and bought an EV.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 1957255
ODI Number 11564853
Date Filed January 11, 2024
Failure Date December 15, 2023
VIN 1HGCV3F92JA

Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.