The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE COULD PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK.
The risk
IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR FAILS TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE FOR CORROSION. IF CORROSION CAUSES BINDING, THEY WILL REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A NEW CORROSION-RESISTANT CONTROL PIN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 2002, 2003 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda CR-V | 2002 | 515 | 15 |
| Honda CR-V | 2003 | 468 | 13 |
Other power train recalls in 2003
22 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the power train; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 03V503000 4 Dec 2003 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 03V486000 26 Nov 2003 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 03V493000 26 Nov 2003 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 03V475000 14 Nov 2003 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 03V415000 22 Oct 2003 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 03V358000 29 Sept 2003 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 03V413000 24 Sept 2003 | SHREDFAST, INC. |
| 03V309000 26 Aug 2003 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003