1.16 Million Vehicles Now Under Probe For GM Brake Failure

• NHTSA upgraded its eBoost probe to an engineering analysis covering 1,164,820 GM, Honda and Acura vehicles.
• Investigators logged 745 eBoost failure reports, 22 crashes or fires and six injuries, with no deaths reported.
• Engineering analysis is the step before regulators can force a recall.

NHTSA has elevated its look at GM's eBoost brake system to an engineering analysis, the last step before regulators can force a recall. The scope now covers about 1.16 million GM, Honda and Acura vehicles with the electronic brake booster, an expansion detailed in the official ODI engineering analysis.