NHTSA Campaign 10V361000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 10V361000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 10V361000 with NHTSA on August 4, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V361000, NHTSA lists up to 585 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2010 and June 25, 2010.
The 10V361000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V361000 were scheduled from August 9, 2010, 5 days after the report.
10V361000 covers 1 model from Honda, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V361000 ranks 83 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 10V361000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 4 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 10V361000 was 04V176000, reported on April 15, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 ELEMENT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2010 THROUGH JUNE 25, 2010. DURING ASSEMBLY PROCESS, THE CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFT LEVER TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SET CORRECTLY AT THE SHIFT LEVER BRACKET. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER MAY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BUT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE PLACED IN THE SELECTED GEAR.
- The risk
- THIS CAN CAUSE THE KEY TO BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AN INABILITY TO SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF PARK, OR AN INABILITY TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- HONDA HAS CONTACTED SOME OWNERS BY PHONE AND ARRANGED TO, HAVE, OR HAS HAD, THEIR VEHICLES REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. ALL OTHER OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL. DEALERS WILL CORRECTLY SET THE SHIFT CABLE BUSHING. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 9, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS R45.
Reported August 4, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V361000 (1)
Honda (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V361000, 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: August 4, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted