NHTSA Campaign 02V120000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 02V120000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch. The repair is free.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO filed the report for 02V120000 with NHTSA on May 16, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V120000, NHTSA lists up to 1,000,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 28, 1997 and August 25, 1998.
The 02V120000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V120000 were scheduled from June 14, 2002, 29 days after the report.
02V120000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 02V120000 covers have filed at least 38 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V120000 ranks 1 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
Besides 02V120000, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 02V120000 was 00V030000, reported on February 11, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.
- The risk
- WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Reported May 16, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V120000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V120000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 16, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted