The defect
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.
The risk
WORN CONTACTS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura CL | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Acura TL | 1999 |
| Honda Accord | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Honda Civic | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Honda CR-V | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Honda Odyssey | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Honda Prelude | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Isuzu Oasis | 1998, 1999 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura CL | 1997 | 82 | 2 |
| Acura CL | 1998 | 55 | 5 |
| Acura CL | 1999 | 49 | 3 |
| Acura TL | 1999 | 157 | 4 |
| Honda Accord | 1997 | 460 | 3 |
| Honda Accord | 1998 | 1,200 | 6 |
| Honda Accord | 1999 | 1,135 | 4 |
| Honda CR-V | 1997 | 108 | 2 |
| Honda CR-V | 1998 | 128 | 3 |
| Honda CR-V | 1999 | 127 | 3 |
| Honda Civic | 1998 | 435 | 4 |
| Honda Civic | 1999 | 338 | 3 |
| Honda Civic | 2000 | 287 | 6 |
| Honda Odyssey | 1997 | 20 | 2 |
| Honda Odyssey | 1998 | 73 | 3 |
| Honda Odyssey | 1999 | 518 | 9 |
| Honda Prelude | 1997 | 66 | 3 |
| Honda Prelude | 1998 | 69 | 3 |
| Honda Prelude | 1999 | 31 | 2 |
| Isuzu Oasis | 1998 | 10 | 4 |
| Isuzu Oasis | 1999 | 3 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2002
34 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the electrical system; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 02V338000 16 Dec 2002 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 02V324000 6 Dec 2002 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V288000 6 Nov 2002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 02V284000 30 Oct 2002 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 02V267000 1 Oct 2002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V259000 20 Sept 2002 | PLEASURE-WAY INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 02V256000 18 Sept 2002 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 02V233000 5 Sept 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002