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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1HGCV2F97KA015996 · Checked Sep 29, 2026
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1HGCV2F97KA•••••• 2019 Honda ACCORD

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Most reported Service Brakes 4 Electrical System 2 Vehicle Speed Control 2 Visibility/wiper 1

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Forward Collision Avoidance Sep 2025
During highway driving the collision system starts to brake without any risk or objects in view. Happen twice within 10 minutes
Electrical System Jun 2020
On the highway going 75mph the collision mitigation beeped and locked up the brakes dropping my speed below 50mph before letting off. There was a car in the lane to the right of me on a straight section of the highway but was not moving into my lane. Luckily there was no one…
Visibility/wiper Mar 2020
Windshield cracked while the car was sitting in the garage over a long weekend. Was never hit by a rock or anything. Honda agreed and fixed under warranty
Service Brakes Oct 2019
Received "collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer." error messages no less than 5 times. The 2019 accord touring has roughly 5k miles. I took it to the dealer the first time and restarted the car in the bay. The error light went away and they told me to come…
Electrical System Jun 2020
"collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer." warning has appeared seven times in the 4,300 miles I have owned the car. When the system errors the emergency braking does not function, the adaptive cruise control does not function, and even the traditional…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGCV2F97KA015996 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.