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2015 ACURA RDX — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

crash1 injured · 1944572 · 2023-11-20

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
RDX
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

My 16 year old son was at a church function until after dark because daylight savings time means it is dark earlier. When he began to drive home he could not see the roadway because the low beam headlights provided close to zero illumination. He lost visibility and drove off the road into someone’s yard. There were children outside and they could have been killed. Only minor damage to the grass and yard occurred and fortunately no damage to the vehicle. He called me and I instructed him to engage the high beams and drive home which caused several oncoming vehicles to swerve and react menacingly because he didn’t dim his lights. The oxidation of the reflective coating is a known defect that was recalled in the Acura ILX and I expect that they should be required to take the same corrective action for the base model RDXs. Please take action

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11556158
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown