NHTSA Campaign 10V364000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 10V364000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) filed the report for 10V364000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V364000, NHTSA lists up to 551,498 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 9, 2003 and February 27, 2004.
The 10V364000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V364000 were scheduled from October 7, 2010, 63 days after the report.
10V364000 covers 3 models from Honda, model years 2003–2004.
Owners of the model years 10V364000 covers have filed at least 246 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V364000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda Accord has the most (142).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V364000 ranks 6 of 100 HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) recalls on this site.
Besides 10V364000, HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) has 10 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 10V364000 was 10V001000, reported on January 4, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC TWO AND FOUR DOOR, AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 HONDA ELEMENT VEHICLES. THE INTERLOCK LEVER OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY UNEXPECTEDLY DEFORM, WHICH CAN ALLOW THE INTERLOCK FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFEATED.
- The risk
- REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR OF A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTED TO THE PARK POSITION CAN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE ORIGINAL INTERLOCK PIN AND LEVER WITHIN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW, DESIGNED COMPONENTS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- HONDA SAFETY RECALL NO. R44.
Reported August 5, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V364000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V364000, 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 5, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted