# NHTSA recall 12V573000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V573000
- Manufacturer's number: S73/S74
- Manufacturer: Honda \(American Honda Motor Co.\)
- Reported: 2012\-12\-11
- Owners notified: 2013\-02\-22
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- Units potentially affected: 807161

## What is wrong

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.


## 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

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.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2003 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2003/recalls.md)
- [2004 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2004/recalls.md)
- [2005 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2005/recalls.md)
- [2006 ACURA MDX](/makes/acura/mdx/2006/recalls.md)
- [2003 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2003/recalls.md)
- [2004 HONDA ODYSSEY](/makes/honda/odyssey/2004/recalls.md)
- [2003 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2003/recalls.md)
- [2004 HONDA PILOT](/makes/honda/pilot/2004/recalls.md)

## Investigated as PE12026

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.

- PE12026: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2012\-10\-02, closed 2013\-01\-14. Ignition Interlock Failure \- Rollaway. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V573000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V573000/investigations)

## 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/12V573000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V573000)

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