Honda Underreported Deaths Is A TREAD Act Violation
It is required by law that automakers report deaths or injuries in its cars. However, on Monday, Honda announced underreported deaths, that an audit showed it failed to report 1,729 cases in which there were deaths or injuries in its cars over the past 11 years to federal regulators.
Honda hid more claims than the 1,144 claims it reported from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2014. Authorities will now look into the case to determine if the concealment was deliberate or not.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”) today announced that it has submitted information responsive to the Special Order issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding the automaker’s Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act reporting. In its response to NHTSA, Honda provided the findings of its third – party audit of TREAD Act reporting, which identified 1,729 instances of under-reporting over the past decade due to various errors, including errors related to data entry and computer coding.
“Honda takes these findings extremely seriously. We are taking immediate corrective action, and we continue to fully cooperate with NHTSA to resolve this matter,” said Rick Schostek, executive vice president, Honda North America, Inc.
A fact sheet on Honda’s third-party audit of its TREAD Act reporting, known as Early Warning Reports (EWR), provides a summary of the key findings and corrective actions.
Source: Honda