NHTSA expands probe into Honda emergency braking system

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Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) shares are under pressure Wednesday and set to trade lower for a fourth consecutive day as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration elevated its probe into the collision mitigation braking system in nearly 3 million Accords and CR-Vs to an engineering analysis, the final step before a potential recall. Reports claims the collision mitigation braking system -- which can detect a potential front-end collision and reduces impact by applying braking pressure and sending warnings to the driver -- was activated without any apparent obstruction in front of the vehicle. The initial investigation was opened in February 2022...