NHTSA campaign 03V422000
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 03V-422: HONDA/METAL PARTICLES IN IGNITION
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V422000 was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on October 27, 2003, with 76,988 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda CR-V for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on November 3, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V422000 (also written 03V-422 or 03V422)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 76,988 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA03-018 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V422000. 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.
Honda
Honda CR-V
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 11, 2001 – September 26, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V422000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, METAL PARTICLES IN THE KEY CYLINDER BODY COULD INTERFERE WITH THE INTERLOCK LEVER OPERATION, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO "PARK."
Safety consequence
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.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND TEST IGNITION SWITCHES FOR CONTAMINATION INTERFERENCE. ANY SWITCHES THAT FAIL THE TEST WILL BE REPAIRED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON NOVENBER 3, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
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 03V422000
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.