# NHTSA recall 05V025000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V025000
- Manufacturer's number: P68, P69
- Manufacturer: HONDA \(AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.\)
- Reported: 2005\-01\-28
- Owners notified: 2005\-03\-07
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- Units potentially affected: 486659

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, 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 DRIVER 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 CONFIRMS INTERLOCK FUNCTION.  VEHICLES WILL BE UPDATED WITH A REDESIGNED INTERLOCK LEVER FREE OF CHARGE.   THE RECALL  BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2005.    OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1\-800\-999\-1009 OR ACURA AT 1\-800\-382\-2238.


## Notes

HONDA RECALL NOS.P68, P69.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1999 ACURA TL](/makes/acura/tl/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-02\-16 to 1999\-07\-30.
- [2000 ACURA TL](/makes/acura/tl/2000/recalls.md)
- [1999 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-05\-08 to 1999\-07\-30.
- [2000 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-02\-25 to 1999\-07\-30.
- [2001 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-02\-23 to 2001\-07\-07.
- [2002 HONDA ACCORD](/makes/honda/accord/2002/recalls.md). Built 2001\-07\-04 to 2002\-07\-02.
- [1997 HONDA PRELUDE](/makes/honda/prelude/1997/recalls.md). Built 1996\-04\-23 to 1997\-08\-01.
- [1998 HONDA PRELUDE](/makes/honda/prelude/1998/recalls.md). Built 1997\-08\-06 to 1998\-08\-03.
- [1999 HONDA PRELUDE](/makes/honda/prelude/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-05\-08 to 1999\-07\-03.
- [2000 HONDA PRELUDE](/makes/honda/prelude/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-08\-03 to 2000\-07\-31.
- [2001 HONDA PRELUDE](/makes/honda/prelude/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-09\-01 to 2001\-11\-05.

## Investigated as PE05002

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.

- PE05002: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2005\-01\-13, closed 2005\-02\-02. IGNITION\-PARK INTERLOCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V025000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V025000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [07012004](/bulletins/10014025.md), 2005-04-27, Service bulletin
- [1002](/bulletins/10009257.md), 2004-09-21, Service bulletin
- [03034](/bulletins/10008533.md), 2004-08-04, Service bulletin
- [03088](/bulletins/10008527.md), 2004-08-04, Service bulletin
- [091203](/bulletins/10004665.md), 2003-12-30, Service bulletin
- [00046](/bulletins/10003051.md), 2003-10-07, Service bulletin
- [402](/bulletins/637949.md), 2002-12-09, Service bulletin
- [010302](/bulletins/636764.md), 2002-11-13, Service bulletin
- [00039](/bulletins/633590.md), 2002-09-23, Service bulletin
- [01055](/bulletins/631147.md), 2002-05-20, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V025000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/05V025000)

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