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Honda Recalls 652,000 Vehicles

Nov 3, 2003 3:25 pm US/Eastern

Honda Motor Co. is recalling nearly 652,000 sedans, minivans and sport
utility vehicles because of a defect
that allows drivers to remove the key from the ignition when the vehicle
isn't in park.

The National Highway Safety Administration said Monday it has records of
four injuries, 28 crashes and
169 complaints about the defect, which is caused by excessive wear in the
ignition switch. In many cases,
drivers assumed their vehicles were in park because they were able to
remove the key. In at least one case, a
rolling SUV caused a multi-vehicle accident.

Affected vehicles are the 2002 CR-V SUV, the 1997-99 Acura CL and 1999
Acura TL sedans, the 1999
Odyssey minivan and the 1998-99 Accord sedan and coupe. A total of
651,989 vehicles are involved in the
recall.

Honda says consumers should use the parking brake until the company
repairs the vehicles.

This is the second time in a year that Honda has recalled the 2002 CR-V.
In July, Honda recalled 247,019
CR-Vs because excessive corrosion was preventing the automatic
transmission from shifting into park.

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