There are 2 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 1997 Honda CR-V in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
This group counts stored reports whose component label starts with one of this site's matching prefixes, ignoring case. Each matching report counts once within the group. Components mentioned later in the label or only in the narrative are not searched. How component counts work
Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WAS DRIVING 65MPH WHEN ACCELERATOR STUCK. TRIED BRAKING & THEY LOCKED UP. WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE REVVED UP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.