NHTSA recall 03V422000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V422000 |
| Manufacturer | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Reported | 2003-10-27 |
| Owners notified | 2003-11-03 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 76988 |
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
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 remedy
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.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2002 HONDA CR-V | Built 2001-05-11 to 2002-09-26. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA03018
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA03018 | Engineering analysis, opened 2003-09-09, closed 2003-11-13. IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 03053 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL: IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. *TT THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES 03-053, DATED 12/23/03. *TT |
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| 603 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE IGNITION KEY GETS WARM. *TT |
| 602 | 2002-12-10. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0336 AFTER ENGINE REPAIRS. *TT |
| 010702 | 2002-11-19. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0336 (CKP SENSOR INTERMITTENT INTERRUPTION) SETS AFTER ENGINE REPAIRS. *TT |
| 031102 | 2002-04-25. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1164. *TT |
| 202 | 2002-04-10. Service bulletin. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) 52, 53, 54, 61 OR 81. *TT |
| 181201 | 2002-02-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING AFTERMARKET ELECTRICAL DEVICES SETTING SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 15-3. *SLC |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.