NHTSA Campaign 05V025000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 05V025000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 05V025000 with NHTSA on January 28, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V025000, NHTSA lists up to 486,659 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 8, 1998 and July 3, 1999.
The 05V025000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V025000 were scheduled from March 7, 2005, 38 days after the report.
05V025000 covers 3 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 05V025000 covers have filed at least 350 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V025000 vehicles, the 2000 Honda Accord has the most (171).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V025000 ranks 7 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 05V025000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 10 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 05V025000 was 04V568000, reported on December 9, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK.
- The risk
- IF THE DRIVER 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 PERFORM AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT CONFIRMS INTERLOCK FUNCTION. VEHICLES WILL BE UPDATED WITH A REDESIGNED INTERLOCK LEVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
- Notes
- HONDA RECALL NOS.P68, P69.
Reported January 28, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V025000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V025000, 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: January 28, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted