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Honda Prelude recalls

2 DVSA safety recalls name the Honda Prelude, launched 1999 to 2002. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Prelude. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls2
Latest launch2002
Earliest launch1999
Earliest and latest build dates named1996 to 1997
Is a specific Prelude affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Honda Prelude recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Ignition switch may fail R/2002/0716 Aug 2002not recorded53,175 (whole recall)
Premature wear of steering lower ball joints R/1999/03820 Aug 19991 Jan 1996 to 31 Dec 19974,370 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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