NHTSA Campaign 12V573000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 12V573000 covers 8 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 12V573000 with NHTSA on December 11, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V573000, NHTSA lists up to 807,161 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V573000 were scheduled from February 22, 2013, 73 days after the report.
12V573000 covers 3 models from Acura and Honda, model years 2003–2006.
Owners of the model years 12V573000 covers have filed at least 388 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V573000 vehicles, the 2003 Honda Pilot has the most (129).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V573000 ranks 19 of 232 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) recalls on this site.
Besides 12V573000, Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has 25 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 12V573000 was 12V486000, reported on October 5, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Honda is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 Pilot and Odyssey and 2003 through 2006 Acura MDX passenger vehicles manufactured from November 26, 2001, through August 30, 2006. The interlock lever of the ignition switch may 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
- Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will install an updated shift interlock lever and, if necessary, replace any necessary part of the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
- Notes
- Honda's recall campaign numbers are S73 and S74.
Reported December 11, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V573000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V573000, 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: December 11, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted