NHTSA recall 03V423000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 03V423000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 03-088/03-034 |
| Manufacturer | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Reported | 2003-10-27 |
| Owners notified | 2003-12-08 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 563861 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND PREVENT PROPER INTERLOCK OPERATION, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE 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 PERFORM AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF CYLINDER BODY WEAR. IF SIGNIFICANT WEAR IS INDICATED, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CYLINDER BODY, COLLAR, AND LATCH PLATE. IF NO SIGNS OF WEAR ARE INDICATED, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LATCH PLATE WITH A REDESIGNED PART. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. 03-088/ACURA RECALL NO. 03-034.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1998 ACURA CL | Built 1997-08-05 to 1998-08-21. |
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| 1999 ACURA CL | Built 1998-09-09 to 1999-02-12. |
| 1999 ACURA TL | Built 1998-01-07 to 1999-02-15. |
| 1998 HONDA ACCORD | Built 1997-07-10 to 1998-09-23. |
| 1999 HONDA ACCORD | Built 1998-05-06 to 1999-02-15. |
| 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY | Built 1998-08-06 to 1999-02-27. |
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Investigated as EA03017
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.
| EA03017 | Engineering analysis, opened 2003-09-09, closed 2003-12-17. IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). |
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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
| 07012004 | 2005-04-27. Service bulletin. DTC P1381 SET CHECK THE IGNITION COIL SHIELD. *EH |
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| 1002 | 2004-09-21. Service bulletin. RECONNECTING ACCESSORIES AFTER IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT |
| 03034 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL: IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. *TT THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES 03/034, DATED 01/15/2004. *TT |
| 03088 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL: IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 091203 | 2003-12-30. Service bulletin. LETTER TO SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TT |
| 00046 | 2003-10-07. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1164. *TT |
| 010302 | 2002-11-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON TROUBLE SHOOTING MULTIPLE MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0301 THRU P0306. *TT |
| A020032 | 2002-09-23. Service bulletin. PARTS INFORMATION BULLETIN REGARDING NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULES. *TT |
| 010202 | 2002-04-30. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON TROUBLESHOOTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0753, P0758, P1705 AND P1768. *TT |
| 010202 | 2002-04-30. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON TROUBLESHOOTING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171, P0172. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.