NHTSA campaign 03V423000 · Manufacturer campaign 03-088/03-034
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. Recall 03V-423: HONDA/IGNITION SWITCH
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V423000 (Manufacturer campaign 03-088/03-034) was reported by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. on October 27, 2003, with 563,861 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura CL, Honda Accord, Acura TL and more for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on December 8, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V423000 (also written 03V-423 or 03V423)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03-088/03-034
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 563,861 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V423000. 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
Acura TL
- 1999 · Vehicles built January 7, 1998 – February 15, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Honda
Honda Accord
Honda Odyssey
- 1999 · Vehicles built August 6, 1998 – February 27, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V423000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND PREVENT PROPER INTERLOCK OPERATION, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE 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 PERFORM AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF CYLINDER BODY WEAR. IF SIGNIFICANT WEAR IS INDICATED, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CYLINDER BODY, COLLAR, AND LATCH PLATE. IF NO SIGNS OF WEAR ARE INDICATED, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LATCH PLATE WITH A REDESIGNED PART. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.
Notes
HONDA RECALL NO. 03-088/ACURA RECALL NO. 03-034.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 03V423000
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.