Mr. Seth lodged a complaint with the agency on Tuesday.

Following an investigation, the review board will determine whether the officer committed any misconduct, including discourtesy or using offensive language. If the board substantiates the allegations, it will recommend what discipline the officer deserves. It is possible that the matter could lead to a departmental trial. The police commissioner is the ultimate arbiter of any final discipline, which can include a loss of vacation days or dismissal.

Detective Cherry has been the subject of 12 previous complaints to the review board, city officials said, dating to 2001. Some involved similar allegations. A spokeswoman for the board would not disclose the dispositions of those cases.

Matthew L. Wing, a spokesman for Uber, a ride-hailing service, said, “The behavior in the video is wrong and unacceptable, and we appreciate the N.Y.P.D. investigating the incident.”

Michael J. Palladino, the president of the Detectives’ Endowment Association, the union for city police detectives, defended the detective, saying “cops are just like everyone else” with complicated lives. “Detective Cherry is a person of good character and an excellent detective,” he said. “He really should not be judged by one isolated incident.”

In the video footage, apparently from an encounter in the West Village, Detective Cherry can be seen berating the driver, Humayun Chaudhry, while standing at the driver’s door.

“Stop it with your mouth,” the detective says. “Stop it with your: ‘For what sir? For what sir?’ ”

Detective Cherry’s anger seems to escalate as he claims the driver violated “three vehicle and traffic” laws before slamming the driver’s door, cursing and walking away. When Detective Cherry returns, he does not issue the driver any tickets, but continues yelling.

“I don’t know where you’re coming from or where you think you’re appropriate in doing that,” the detective is heard to say on the tape. “That’s not the way it works. How long have you been in this country?”