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 remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 2014, 2015 |
| Acura RLX | 2014, 2015 |
| Acura RLX Hybrid | 2014 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura MDX | 2014 | 172 | 8 |
| Acura MDX | 2015 | 71 | 8 |
| Acura RLX | 2014 | 84 | 5 |
| Acura RLX | 2015 | 11 | 3 |
| Acura RLX Hybrid | 2014 | 1 | 2 |
Other forward collision avoidance recalls in 2015
4 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the forward collision avoidance; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 15V728000 3 Nov 2015 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 15V614000 30 Sept 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V366000 12 Jun 2015 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015