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NHTSA campaign 02V120000

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 02V-120: HONDA/IGNITION SWITCH

NHTSA recall 02V120000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on May 16, 2002, with 1,000,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura CL, Honda Accord, Honda Civic and more for model years 1997–2000. Owners were notified on June 14, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V120000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.

Key facts

NHTSA campaign
02V120000 (also written 02V-120 or 02V120)
Filed by
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,000,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V120000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Acura

  • Acura CL

    • 1997 · Vehicles built August 20, 1996 – September 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built April 28, 1997 – August 25, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built September 9, 1998 – August 24, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Acura TL

    • 1999 · Vehicles built January 7, 1998 – August 26, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Acura recalls

Honda

  • Honda Accord

    • 1997 · Vehicles built April 18, 1996 – August 1, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built May 13, 1997 – September 22, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built May 7, 1998 – August 9, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Civic

    • 1998 · Vehicles built August 12, 1997 – October 5, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built September 29, 1998 – August 24, 1999 (per NHTSA)
    • 2000 · Vehicles built August 11, 1999 – August 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda CR-V

    • 1997 · Vehicles built December 2, 1996 – December 3, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built November 24, 1997 – October 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built November 1, 1998 – April 1, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Odyssey

    • 1997 · Vehicles built August 28, 1996 – August 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built August 28, 1997 – July 1, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built August 5, 1998 – August 12, 1999 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Prelude

    • 1997 · Vehicles built September 25, 1996 – July 29, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built August 19, 1997 – July 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built August 3, 1998 – March 18, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Honda recalls

Isuzu

  • Isuzu Oasis

    • 1998 · Vehicles built September 1, 1997 – August 17, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built September 23, 1998 – March 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
All Isuzu recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V120000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

Safety consequence

WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.

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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V120000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.