The defect
DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY MACHINED INTERNAL SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE PAWL MECHANISIM MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PARK POSITION.
The risk
VEHICLE COULD ROLL WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PARKPOSITION AND A CRASH COULD RESULT.
The remedy
INSTALL AN IMPROVED PARKING PAWL SHAFT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 1990 |
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 Civic | 1990 | 91 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1990
6 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the power train; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 90V167000 20 Sept 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 90V164000 6 Sept 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V101000 1 Jun 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V046000 8 Mar 1990 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 90V004000 18 Jan 1990 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990