The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 80 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The “Reduced Engine Power” warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that he veered to the side of the road and turned off the …
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The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 80 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The “Reduced Engine Power” warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that he veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle to allow the engine to cool down. The contact was able to restart the vehicle multiple times. The contact stated that upon research, he referenced that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V602000 (Hybrid Propulsion System). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 260,000.
NHTSA ODI #11532694
150,000 miles · Nov 18, 2022
Hybrid Propulsion System
The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. While attempting to restart the vehicle the message "High Temp Power Reduced" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the Power Control Unit had failed and needed t…
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The contact owns a 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. While attempting to restart the vehicle the message "High Temp Power Reduced" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the Power Control Unit had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V602000 (Hybrid Propulsion System). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 150,000.
NHTSA ODI #11494066
Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2018
Hybrid Propulsion System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FUEL ENGINE TO BE DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION ONLY BY BATTERY POWER. ALSO, THE SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTAC…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FUEL ENGINE TO BE DISABLED AND THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION ONLY BY BATTERY POWER. ALSO, THE SPEED WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAD NO RECORD OR KNOWLEDGE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V602000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) FOR THE 2014-2015 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS DISTURBED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Honda Accord Hybrid vehicles manufactured August 29, 2013, to May 30, 2015. Electrical interference may cause the hybrid system to switch into fail-safe mode, disabling the gasoline engine, limiting the vehicle's speed to 40 miles per hour and functioning only on battery power. Once the battery is discharged, the vehicle will stall.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the hybrid system software, free of charge. The recall began on November 6, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JT7.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
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