# 2023 HONDA CR-V — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1954366` · 2024-01-01 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CR-V
- **Year:** 2023
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
On December 10th 2023 I was involved in an accident that I believe was caused by a defect in the vehicle.  I was traveling at night with low visibility due to rain on an old country road with no street lights.   I was rear ended while making a right turn and at the time did not think much about it as far as how it happened.  I just assumed the driver that hit me was just not paying attention.  While on side of the road I heard the driver tell his dad that it was not his fault that I just slammed on brakes in front of him.   I was like whatever, you were just not paying attention.  A few days later I got to thinking about it, I was using B mode in the transmission along with the paddle shifters to increase the regenerative braking capabilities.   The regenerative braking is strong enough to slow the car down almost to a complete stop.  While in this mode I only have to apply the brake pedal when I am very close to a turn.   So to any driver behind me it would appear that I slammed on brakes right at my turn, even though they were applied the whole time I was slowing down using the regenerative braking of the car.  The car is still drivable at least for a road test so I had someone follow me around to see if there were brake lights displayed during regenerative braking.  After one short drive I found out the 2023 CRV Hybrid DOES NOT display brake lights during any use of regenerative braking.   I tried B mode in the transmission, Sport mode, and the paddle shifters.  At no poin
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