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NHTSA campaign 05V025000 · Honda campaign P68, P69

Acura and Honda Recall 05V-025: IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 05V025000 (Honda campaign P68, P69) was reported by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) on January 28, 2005, with 486,659 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Honda Prelude, Honda Accord and Acura TL for model years 1997–2002. Owners were notified on March 7, 2005, 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 05V025000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V025000 (also written 05V-025 or 05V025)
Filed by
HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Honda campaign number
P68, P69
Report received
Potentially affected
486,659 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V025000. 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 TL

    • 1999 · Vehicles built February 16, 1999 – July 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
    • 2000
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Honda

  • Honda Accord

    • 1999 · Vehicles built May 8, 1998 – July 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
    • 2000 · Vehicles built February 25, 1999 – July 30, 1999 (per NHTSA)
    • 2001 · Vehicles built February 23, 2000 – July 7, 2001 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002 · Vehicles built July 4, 2001 – July 2, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • Honda Prelude

    • 1997 · Vehicles built April 23, 1996 – August 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998 · Vehicles built August 6, 1997 – August 3, 1998 (per NHTSA)
    • 1999 · Vehicles built May 8, 1998 – July 3, 1999 (per NHTSA)
    • 2000 · Vehicles built August 3, 1999 – July 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
    • 2001 · Vehicles built September 1, 2000 – November 5, 2001 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V025000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, 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 DRIVER 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 CONFIRMS INTERLOCK FUNCTION. VEHICLES WILL BE UPDATED WITH A REDESIGNED INTERLOCK LEVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.

Notes

HONDA RECALL NOS.P68, P69.CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V025000

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.