Honda class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Trina M. Innarella filed a class action lawsuit against American Honda Motor Co. Inc. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
- Why: Innarella claims Honda vehicles are equipped with vulnerable passive keyless entry (PKE) systems that make them an easy target for thieves.
- Where: The Honda class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
A new class action lawsuit alleges Honda and Acura vehicles equipped with passive keyless entry systems are especially vulnerable to theft.
Plaintiff Trina M. Innarella claims Honda failed to disclose material information concerning the vulnerabilities of its passive keyless entry systems when selling, leasing or servicing its vehicles in California and across the United States.
“Defendants are engaged in unfair, deceptive, fraudulent and unconscionable commercial trade practices in California and across the United States by failing to disclose material information concerning the defendants’ PKE system vulnerabilities,” the Honda class action lawsuit says.
Innarella wants to represent a nationwide class of consumers who bought or leased a Honda or Acura vehicle with a passive keyless entry system from an authorized Honda or Acura dealer in the United States since Jan. 1, 2015.
Honda allegedly failed to address keyless entry system vulnerabilities
Innarella claims Honda has failed to address the keyless entry system vulnerabilities despite the availability of simple, cost-effective solutions.
“Large automobile manufacturers, like Honda, have failed to act to address this problem — at the expense of U.S. customers and in furtherance of their bottom line,” the Honda class action lawsuit says.
Innarella claims Honda is guilty of breach of contract, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, common law fraud and unjust enrichment, and of violating California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act and state warranty and consumer protection statutes.
The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests injunctive relief and an award of treble damages for herself and all class members.
A group of consumers filed a separate class action lawsuit against Honda earlier this year over claims the automaker sold vehicles with a defective front camera system that causes multiple safety features to fail.
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The plaintiff is represented by Jeff S. Westerman of Ahdoot & Wolfson P.C.; Michael M. Buchman, William Kalema, Christopher Hydal and Joseph R. Saveri of Saveri Law Firm LLP; Marvin A. Miller, Matthew E. Van Tine and Andrew Szot of Miller Law LLC; David H. Fink, Nathan J. Fink and Philip D.W. Miller of Fink Bressack; Alan Rashkind and James A. Cales III of Furniss, Davis, Rashkind and Saunders P.C.; and Patrick E. Knie of KBH Law Offices.
The Honda class action lawsuit is Innarella v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc., et al., Case No. 2:26-cv-12679, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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