This week’s signals: OEM tire failures on the 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe, a persistent lane assist fault on the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan, sudden brake loss on the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, spontaneous rear windshield shattering on the 2024 Nissan Kicks, compound ADAS and brake failures on the Mitsubishi Outlander, and the highest-complaint-volume event in this edition — unintended acceleration on the 2025 Honda CR-V.
DrivePulse detects defect events across passenger vehicles, commercial platforms, tires, and automated driving systems. The following represent the most notable patterns in recent NHTSA complaint data — early signals that may or may not develop into formal recalls. None of the events below constitute a safety determination; they represent statistical anomalies in consumer complaint patterns that warrant attention from safety and quality teams.
Affected Model Years: 2025
Complaints: 15 over 9 days
First Detected: 2026-06-17 | Status: New Detection
Event ID: df507877f57c9ae3
What We’re Seeing: 2025 Santa Fe owners are reporting two concurrent OEM tire failure patterns: sidewall bulges and blowouts on factory-supplied Pirelli Scorpion 255/45 R20 tires occurring at low mileage without impact events, and accelerated uneven tread wear on OEM Goodyear Assurance 235/60 R18 tires advancing at approximately 1/32” per 881 miles. The Pirelli failures exhibit internal cord separation consistent with a manufacturing defect in sidewall construction rather than road-damage causes. In several cases no TPMS warning preceded the failure.
In the News: No press coverage found yet. This appears to be an early signal on OEM tire quality ahead of broader attention. The Center for Auto Safety has documented complaints on the 2025 Santa Fe but no recall action has been initiated for tire concerns.
Why It Matters: Sidewall bulge failures at highway speeds can produce sudden and uncontrolled pressure loss, leading to the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
Affected Model Years: 2022
Complaints: 18 over 11 days
First Detected: 2026-06-15 | Status: New Detection
Event ID: 00d015a92d85f090
What We’re Seeing: Owners of 2022 Tiguan SEL R-Line models are experiencing a persistent fault in the Travel Assist and lane departure warning system: the system generates continuous “Lane Assist not available” or “Travel Assist currently not available” alerts, typically at 30-second intervals, while the driver’s hands are on the wheel. In some cases, the system intermittently activates steering-control interventions without triggering conditions. Replacing the steering wheel — which houses the sensor interface — has not resolved the lane-assist fault.
In the News: The fault is well-documented in NHTSA complaints and VW owner communities. A Technical Service Bulletin has been issued, though owners report the issue recurs. The 2022 Tiguan has accumulated 224 NHTSA complaints with three crash-related entries on record.
Why It Matters: Persistent false alerts from lane departure systems can habituate drivers to dismiss warnings, reducing the system’s effectiveness when genuinely needed. Unintended steering interventions while hands are on the wheel present a more immediate vehicle control concern.
Affected Model Years: 2021, 2023, 2025
Complaints: 4 over 11 days
First Detected: 2026-06-15 | Status: New Detection
Event ID: cf595a46c5f15121
What We’re Seeing: Multiple GLA250 owners report sudden and complete loss of braking response accompanied by flashing red and yellow brake warning lights and a markedly soft pedal feel — in at least one case the vehicle continued forward despite full brake application.
In the News: No press coverage found for this complaint cluster. Consumer Reports has flagged the 2021 GLA for reliability concerns. A separate recall covers brake pad wear inspection equipment on certain 2021 GLA250s (NHTSA recall N232426) but does not address the sudden brake-loss incidents described here.
Why It Matters: Sudden brake failure events involving active warning lights but no prior diagnosis suggest a potential ABS sensor or brake-control module fault pattern.
Affected Model Years: 2024
Complaints: 11 over 12 days
First Detected: 2026-06-14 | Status: New Detection
Event ID: 467dcae7d64ab9f6
What We’re Seeing: 2024 Kicks owners are reporting spontaneous rear windshield shattering — the glass breaks with a loud report while the vehicle is stationary or at low speed, with no preceding impact, chip, or temperature extreme. Associated reports include water intrusion through a failed rear body-vent seal producing interior fogging, moisture on the floor and trunk, and mold growth in cabin materials.
In the News: Multiple owners have documented the rear windshield shattering on social media and owner forums. No Nissan recall has been issued for the Kicks windshield. Attorneys investigating a parallel class action against Nissan for similar failures in the Rogue have noted the Kicks complaint profile as a related pattern. Separate active recalls exist for the 2024 Kicks airbag inflator and combination meter software, neither of which addresses the glass issue.
Why It Matters: Spontaneous glass fracture events present both injury risk from glass ejection and an abrupt loss of rear visibility. This is a new detection with eleven complaints over twelve days — a meaningful accumulation rate for a component that has no active recall.
Affected Model Years: 2022, 2024, 2025
Complaints: 11 over 13 days
First Detected: 2026-06-11 | Status: New Detection
Event ID: 4650a288a5587497
What We’re Seeing: The Outlander’s forward collision avoidance system is failing in ways that affect active vehicle control: adaptive cruise control shuts off without warning at highway speeds, forward collision warning does not activate when a vehicle ahead brakes, and in some cases the automatic emergency braking engages at speed without a genuine obstacle. Simultaneously, owners describe brake pedal softness and loss of braking force — including at least one incident in which the pedal traveled to the floor — and park-lock failures where the vehicle does not hold position after gear selection. These three failure modes — ADAS, brake-by-wire, and park-lock — appear to be occurring within the same vehicle population.
In the News: Lemberg Law has documented the 2022 Outlander’s collision system complaint pattern as a growing concern.
Why It Matters: Concurrent failures of collision avoidance, brake-by-wire, and park-lock systems in the same vehicle population suggest a potential common-mode fault in the brake-assist or powertrain control architecture.
Affected Model Years: 2025
Complaints: 34 over 21 days
First Detected: 2026-06-05 | Status: Updated
Event ID: 76227a88cb6d1d6f
What We’re Seeing: The 2025 CR-V is generating the largest complaint volume in this week’s detection set. Owners describe a critical accelerator-brake control malfunction — the vehicle accelerates unexpectedly while the brake pedal is engaged — including at least one documented report of the vehicle accelerating from 60 to 80 mph without driver input while the brake pedal was unresponsive. The adaptive cruise control system has been implicated in several acceleration events. Secondary complaints include lift-gate non-response, door autolock failures, and anomalous fuel-economy and tire-pressure sensor readings consistent with broader electronic system instability.
In the News: TorqueNews documented a 2025 CR-V owner experiencing high-speed phantom acceleration linked to a cruise control malfunction in which the accelerator appeared to press itself to the floor. NHTSA has an active upgraded probe covering close to three million Honda Accord and CR-V models for unexpected automated emergency braking activation — an investigation that may be connected to the same sensor and control architecture implicated in the current acceleration complaints.
Why It Matters: This is the highest-complaint-volume event in this edition. The complaint trajectory over 21 days warrants close monitoring.
Data sourced from the NHTSA complaints database, current through June 23, 2026.