NHTSA campaign 12V573000 · Honda campaign S73/S74

Acura and Honda Recall 12V-573: Ignition Interlock may Deform Allowing Rollaway

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V573000 (Honda campaign S73/S74) was reported by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) on December 11, 2012, with 807,161 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Acura MDX, Honda Odyssey and Honda Pilot for model years 2003–2006. Owners were notified on February 22, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V573000 (also written 12V-573 or 12V573)
Filed by: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Honda campaign number: S73/S74
Report received: December 11, 2012
Potentially affected: 807,161 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
Owners notified: February 22, 2013
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE12-026 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V573000. 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 MDX
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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Honda

Honda Odyssey
- 2003, 2004
Honda Pilot
- 2003, 2004

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V573000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer 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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V573000

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.