Browning

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 RONDA ANN BROWNING, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05417-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

DISMISS SECOND AMENDED

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., COMPLAINT et al., [Re: ECF No. 60] Defendants. 12 In this putative class action, Plaintiffs allege two defects in their 2018–2019 Honda Odyssey vehicles, which are equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission called the ZF 9HP Automatic Transmission. Plaintiffs allege that the Transmission (1) has two modules in its software that fail to communicate properly and (2) torn sealing gaskets that occur during assembly. These defects, Plaintiffs claim, cause “rough and delayed shifting, loud noises during shifting, harsh engagement of gears, sudden [and] harsh accelerations and decelerations, and sudden loss of power.” Eight named Plaintiffs seek to represent a nationwide class and seven subclasses,…