Honda Drivers Advance Lawsuit Over Glitchy Infotainment System

Honda drivers who say that certain models have flawed infotainment systems can pursue most of their claims in a proposed class suit against the automaker.

Constance Chiulli and others sued American Honda Motor Co., alleging that the system in 2016-2020 Civics, Accords, and CR-Vs “malfunctions, freezes, or crashes,” disabling many safety features and causing driver distraction. They seek to represent a nationwide class or subclasses of drivers from California, Maryland, Michigan, and Virginia.

Chiulli and the other lead plaintiffs may represent drivers of models they didn’t buy, because they allege that all the cars are equipped with the same, ...