Investigation DP04006: 1999–2001 Honda Accord

Status

CLOSED

Opened

Oct 8, 2004

Closed

Jan 13, 2005

Model years

1999–2001

Subject

Ignition-park interlock

Component: Electrical system › Ignition

Summary

The office of defects investigation (odi) produced an information request (ir) letter dated october 14, 2004 which defined the subject vehicles as model year 1999 - 2001 honda accord vehicles which were not within the scope of prior recall action (03v423) honda conducted to resolve an interlock defect.honda submitted responses on november 29 and december 21, 2004.the failure reports noted above have been determined from odi's analysis of nhtsa's complaint database and an initial analysis of the manufacturer's ir response data (further analysis required).some of the honda reports are duplicative of odi.taking into account a shorter service life, the failure incidence of the subject vehicles is similar to that determined when odi conducted preliminary evaluation (pe) 03-013, which involved interlock failures on older accords subsequently recalled under the 03v423 action.accordingly, the petiton is granted and odi has opened pe05-002 to further investigate the matter.

An NHTSA investigation looks into whether a safety defect exists. Opening one is not a finding. Outcomes can include a recall, closure without action, or further inquiry.

Model years covered

• 2001 Honda Accord922 complaints
• 2000 Honda Accord1,183 complaints
• 1999 Honda Accord1,135 complaints