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2021 HONDA ACCORD — Complaint #2097973

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NHTSA Complaint about SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT filed June 5, 2025

NHTSA complaint #2097973 (ODI reference 11665139) concerns a 2021 HONDA ACCORD and was filed on June 5, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 5, 2025. The vehicle had 71,080 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Minnesota based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as service brakes, air:antilock:abs warning light, 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: yes, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. No VIN was supplied by the filer, so this complaint contributes to model-year trend data but cannot be tied to a specific vehicle.

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 cohort independently describe similar service brakes, air:antilock:abs warning light 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 2021 HONDA ACCORD shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2021 HONDA ACCORD
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
Crash
Yes
State
Minnesota
Mileage
71,080 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2021 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle's auto braking applied without warning. The vehicle was rear-ended by a possible 2024/2025 Buick Envista. The driver of the Buick left the scene of the crash. The brake warning light was flashing. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Action Number: EA24002 Forward Collision Avoidance. There were no reported injuries, air bag deployment or fire. A police report was filed. The driver was able to continue driving. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 71,080.T he VIN was invalid.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 2097973
ODI Number 11665139
Date Filed June 5, 2025
Failure Date June 5, 2025

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