Honda (American Honda Motor Co.): Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 15, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 204,169. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 CR-V, Odyssey, and model year 2013 Acura RDX vehicles. During sub-freezing temperatures, the brake-shift interlock blocking mechanism may become slow and allow the gear selector to be moved from the Park position without pressing the brake pedal. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
The risk
If the gear selector is moved from the park position without pressing the brake pedal it can allow the vehicle to roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Honda or Acura dealer. The dealer will install an updated brake shift interlock blocking mechanism free of charge. The recall began on May 13, 2013. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's campaign recall numbers are S96, S97, and S98.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Acura RDX | 162 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 Honda CR-V | 382 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2013 Honda Odyssey | 210 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2012 Honda CR-V | 403 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 2012 Honda Odyssey | 245 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V143000.
Full record for the 2013 Acura RDX → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →