Across 132 owner complaints to NHTSA, the most reported area is Electrical System (40% of reports). Some reports involve a fire or crash — read the details below.

Most reported areas

Electrical System safety 40%
53 reports (40%) · 1 fire · 1 injured
Forward Collision Avoidance safety 20%
26 reports (20%) · 8 crash · 5 injured
Vehicle Speed Control safety 14%
19 reports (14%) · 6 crash · 1 injured
Structure safety 11%
14 reports (11%) · 1 fire
Service Brakes safety 9%
12 reports (9%) · 4 crash · 4 injured

Source: NHTSA owner complaints · 132 complaints

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General information compiled from public NHTSA complaint data, for reference only — not professional advice and not reviewed by automotive experts. Verify before acting; Team AM is not responsible for decisions made from it.