NHTSA Campaign 03V274000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 03V274000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO filed the report for 03V274000 with NHTSA on July 29, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V274000, NHTSA lists up to 247,019 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 9, 2002 and July 22, 2003.
Owner notification letters for 03V274000 were scheduled from August 19, 2003, 21 days after the report.
03V274000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2002–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V274000 ranks 2 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
Besides 03V274000, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 03V274000 was 01V134000, reported on May 9, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE COULD PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE FOR CORROSION. IF CORROSION CAUSES BINDING, THEY WILL REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A NEW CORROSION-RESISTANT CONTROL PIN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NO. P04.
Reported July 29, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V274000 (2)
Honda (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V274000, 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: July 29, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted