NHTSA recall 10V364000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V364000 |
| Manufacturer's number | R44 |
| Manufacturer | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| Reported | 2010-08-05 |
| Owners notified | 2010-10-07 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION |
| Units potentially affected | 551498 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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 remedy
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.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2003 HONDA ACCORD | Built 2003-01-28 to 2003-09-03. |
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| 2003 HONDA CIVIC | Built 2003-02-13 to 2003-09-11. |
| 2003 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2003-02-12 to 2003-12-08. |
| 2004 HONDA ELEMENT | Built 2003-12-09 to 2004-02-27. |
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Investigated as RQ08006 and EA09001
This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. 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.
| RQ08006 | Recall query, opened 2008-09-08, closed 2009-01-05. IGNITION PARK-SHIFT INTERLOCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. |
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| EA09001 | Engineering analysis, opened 2009-01-05, closed 2010-10-14. Ignition Shift Interlock. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. |
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
| A02-053 | 2016-12-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BULLETIN - ALL OF THE LISTED VEHICLES HAVE A TYPE 4 IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM THAT DISABLES THE VEHICLE UNLESS A PROGRAMMED IGNITION KEY IS USED. THE TYPE 4 SYSTEM IS DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS SYSTEMS IN THAT THE TRANSPONDER ID CODE IN THE KEY IS A ROLLING-TYPE CODE INSTEAD OF A FIXED CODE. IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN, A PROGRAMMED IGNITION KEY REFERS TO A TRANSPONDER-TYPE KEY THAT HAS BEEN CUT TO FIT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WHOSE TRANSPONDER ID CODE IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM. IF YOU TRY TO START THE ENGINE WITHOUT A PROGRAMMED IGNITION KEY, THE ENGINE CRANKS, BUT IT DOES NOT START. |
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| SB-08-17-10 | 2011-05-23. Service bulletin. HONDA: THE IGNITION LOCK BECOMES WORN AND ALLOWS THE KEY TO BE REMOVED IN POSITIONS OTHER THAN PARK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL IF IT'S NOT IN PARK. *RM |
| 04012005 | 2005-09-08. Service bulletin. SCRATCHES AROUND SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SLOT. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 1003 | 2004-01-22. Service bulletin. JUMP-STARTING WITH IGNITION IN ON (II) CAN SET DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0606 - HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 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 |
| 802 | 2002-12-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE CONTROL MODULE / POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (ECM/PCM) REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 010702 | 2002-11-19. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0336 (CKP SENSOR INTERMITTENT INTERRUPTION) SETS AFTER ENGINE REPAIRS. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.