Honda announces recall for ignition interlock

Let's put this 21,000 Honda Civic's in perspective for all those that are up in arms over the latest recall for Honda, in 2003 Honda sold 65,169 Civic's in Canada and 62,125 in 2004. (Source; http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/auto-auto.nsf/vwapj/2004statseng.pdf/$FILE/2004statseng.pdf) Below I have supplied the contact numbers if you would like to see if you're affected by the recall - for both Canada and US.Toronto, Ontario – Honda Canada has announced a recall on certain 2003 and 2004 models to prevent a malfunction of the ignition interlock feature. The recall affects certain 2003 Honda Civics, 2003 Acura 1.7ELs, and 2003-2004 Honda Elements.

Approximately 21,000 Civics, 2,000 Acura 1.7ELs and 3,000 Elements are involved. Honda said it has received several complaints about such failures in these vehicles, but is not award of any resulting crashes or injuries in Canada.

The ignition interlock mechanism can be damaged or worn during use. If this happens, it may be possible to remove the ignition key even though the shift lever is not in Park. This could result in the vehicle moving if it is not in the Park position when the key is removed.

Owners of affected vehicles in CANADA should contact an authorized dealer to schedule a repair once they receive notification, which will be sent to owners starting in late September 2010. To determine if a vehicle is affected by the problem, call 1-888-946-6329.
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For those of you that live in the USA, here is contact info to see if your car is affected;
There are a number of ways to find out if your vehicle is affected by a campaign (recall, product update, or extended warranty). You can either call Automobile Customer Service at 1-800-999-1009 (press the appropriate option for Campaign information) or you can access information on any campaign affecting your vehicle through Owner Link.



Source;
http://www.canadiandriver.com/2010/08/10/honda-announces-recall-for-ignition-interlock.htm