1998 Honda Accord defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 Honda Accord. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK
  Engineering Analysis EA03017 · opened Sep 9, 2003 · closed Dec 17, 2003 · led to recall 03V423000

  Six of the odi complaints are duplicative of honda complaints, as well as four of the crashes.the one injury occurred when a rollaway vehicle struck the exiting operator who had inadvertently parked the vehicle in an unsecured state (not in park, brake not engaged).honda identified the warranty claims from complaint de…

• IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03014 · opened Apr 15, 2003 · closed Sep 5, 2003

  Six of the odi complaints are duplicative of the manufacturer complaints, as well as four of the crashes.the noted injury occurred when a rollaway vehicle that had been inadvertently parked in neutral struck the exiting operator.the warranty claim count shown for other represents incidents where honda's analysis of cla…

• SEAT FRAME BRACKET FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02072 · opened Oct 2, 2002 · closed Mar 28, 2003

  This pe was opened based on 10 consumer complaints in the odi database alleging that the power assisted seats were failing in certain 1998-2002 honda accord vehicles.failures are concentrated in the 1998-99 model year vehicles.the bracket that attaches the seat bottom to the seat base is fracturing due to: 1-the weld c…