Honda and Acura Recalling 205K Vehicles to Fix Faulty Shift Interlock

One of the leading auto giants, Honda Motors is recalling around 205,000 cars to replace shift interlock in 2012 and 2013 Honda CR-V, 2012 and 2013 Honda Odyssey and 2013 Acura RDX.

Affecting around 128,000 CR-Vs, 59,000 Odysseys and 17,500 RDXs, effective instantly company is reeling models back in because interlock could falter, allowing vehicles to be shifted out of Park without depressing brake pedal. It has been federally mandated that a car not shifting out of Park without using brake pedal for decades now. Honda Motors says no automobiles have rolled away or driven off accidentally as this issue was found during an internal quality check by Honda. And there are hence no accidents as a result of this situation. Still, it is better to be on safer side than sorry.

Notifications for drivers of affected Acura RDX, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey cars will be sent via snail mail in mid-May. Drivers will be able to take their cars into local Honda dealers and have shift interlocks fixed or replaced free of charge.

Those with any query regarding reca    ll can contact Honda Motors at (800) 999-1009 and Acura at (800) 382-2238, selecting option 4. Recalls.honda.com and recalls.acura.com will also have further information on steps to take with affected Honda and Acura models. Honda and Acura to Fix Faulty Shift Interlock in faulted cars as it does not want to loss trust of its fans.