# 2020 HONDA CLARITY PLUG-IN HYBRID — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `2052044` · 2024-12-31 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CLARITY PLUG-IN HYBRID
- **Year:** 2020
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
During a U-turn, when I turned the steering wheel my vehicle suddenly accelerated unexpected. I suspect there may have been a malfunction in the vehicle's electronic control system that caused this sudden unintended acceleration.  I did alert Honda North America to study the problem.    On [XXX], while driving on a narrow street at a speed of less than 5 miles per hour, my vehicle suddenly accelerated as I was making a U-turn.  In my nervous response, I pressed the accelerator pedal, which exacerbated the situation and caused my vehicle to hit the driveway bushes at [XXX]   Fortunately, the property damage was minor, affecting only the bushes, and there were no injuries.  I believe it is important to report this Sudden Unintended Acceleration problem for your file.  INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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