Honda Prelude Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns covering at least one Honda Prelude model year (1981–2001). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Honda Prelude recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1986–2001
Campaign	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
05V025000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
02V120000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
99V069000 Suspension	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
95V103001 Seat belt	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
92V028001 Fuel system	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
89V097000 Vehicle speed control	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
89V093000 Seat	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
88V059000 Steering	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
87V171000 Equipment	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
87V122000 Vehicle speed control	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 11 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 1997–2001 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 05V025000 Filed Jan 28, 2005

IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK

Electrical system · ignition · switch

Repair progress not yet reported486,659 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 05V025000

Listed for 1997, 1998, 1999 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V120000 Filed May 16, 2002

HONDA/IGNITION SWITCH

Electrical system · ignition · switch

Repair progress not yet reported1,000,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V120000

Listed for 1996, 1997, 1998 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 99V069000 Filed May 10, 1999

HONDA/BALL JOINTS

Suspension · front · control arm · lower ball joint

Repair progress not yet reported124,875 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 99V069000

Listed for 1986–1991 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 95V103001 Filed May 24, 1995

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT BUCKLES

Seat belts · front · buckle assembly

Repair progress not yet reported3,700,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 95V103001

Listed for 1983–1987 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 92V028001 Filed Apr 15, 1993

FUEL:FUEL SYSTEMS

Fuel system, gasoline

Repair progress not yet reported920,583 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 92V028001

Listed for 1988 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 89V097000 Filed Jun 13, 1989

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL:PEDAL

Vehicle speed control · accelerator pedal

Repair progress not yet reported76,973 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 89V097000

Listed for 1988 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 89V093000 Filed Jun 8, 1989

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS

Seats

Repair progress not yet reported25,252 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 89V093000

Listed for 1988 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 88V059000 Filed Apr 6, 1988

STEERING:POWER ASSIST:HOSE:FLUID

Steering · hydraulic power assist · hose, piping, and connections

Repair progress not yet reported66,239 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 88V059000

Listed for 1988 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 87V171000 Filed Oct 29, 1987

EQUIPMENT:OWNERS MANUAL INFORMATION

Equipment · other · owners/service/other manual

Repair progress not yet reported99,088 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 87V171000

Listed for 1988 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 87V122000 Filed Aug 4, 1987

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL:SOLENOID:VALVES

Vehicle speed control

Repair progress not yet reported7,893 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 87V122000

Listed for 1981 Honda Prelude. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 84V086000 Filed Jul 18, 1984

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS(GIVE SIDE/END)

Structure · frame and members

Repair progress not yet reported95,951 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 84V086000

Where to next

Honda Prelude problems by yearModel overview →Which Prelude years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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