NHTSA Campaign 03V422000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 03V422000 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 03V422000 with NHTSA on October 27, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V422000, NHTSA lists up to 76,988 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 11, 2001 and September 26, 2002.
The 03V422000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V422000 were scheduled from November 3, 2003, 7 days after the report.
03V422000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2002.
Owners of the model years 03V422000 covers have filed at least 95 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V422000 ranks 6 of 36 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO recalls on this site.
Besides 03V422000, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 03V422000 was 02V120000, reported on May 16, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, METAL PARTICLES IN THE KEY CYLINDER BODY COULD INTERFERE WITH THE INTERLOCK LEVER OPERATION, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO "PARK."
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR DOES NOT SHIFT TO "PARK" BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY AND FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND TEST IGNITION SWITCHES FOR CONTAMINATION INTERFERENCE. ANY SWITCHES THAT FAIL THE TEST WILL BE REPAIRED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON NOVENBER 3, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Reported October 27, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V422000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V422000, 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: October 27, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted