TORRANCE, Calif. — Honda officials included 384,220 Accords, Civics and Elements in a recall declaration Monday.

Dealers and consumers with 2003 Honda Civic or Accord or an Element from the 2003 or 2004 model years need to get a remedy to prevent a malfunction of the ignition interlock feature of these vehicles.

Basically, the ignition interlock mechanism can be damaged or worn during use. If this happens, Honda determined it may become possible to remove the ignition key when the shift lever is not in park.

If the transmission is not in park and the parking brake is not set, the automaker found these vehicles could roll away and a crash could occur.

The manufacturer recall includes approximately 197,000 Accord and 117,000 Civic vehicles from the 2003 model year and roughly 69,000 Element vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years in the U.S.

Honda said it has received several complaints and is aware of a small number of related incidents, including one that resulted in a minor injury.

"Honda is announcing this recall to encourage all owners of affected vehicles to take their vehicle to an authorized dealer as soon as they receive notification from Honda that their vehicle requires repair," OEM officials stressed.

The automaker added that notification to customers will start late next month.

Furthermore, owners of these vehicles can determine if their vehicle requires repair by going online or calling Honda. Owners can go to www.recalls.honda.com or call (800) 999-1009, and select option 4.

"When Honda identifies concerns of this nature, nothing is more important to the company than fulfilling our obligation and responsibility to alert our customers," company officials declared.

Separate Recall for 2010 Element

In another development, Honda indicated it will recall 585 Element vehicles from the 2010 model year in the U.S. to reset the automatic transmission shift cable. The manufacturer indicated it has received a small number of customer complaints related to the gear selector mechanism, but no incidents or injuries have been reported.

OEM officials explained that during vehicle assembly, some shift cables were not installed correctly. They found that over time, the cable may become partially disconnected.

As a result, Honda thinks a driver may move the gear shift lever but the transmission may not be placed in the selected gear.

Honda began notifying customers this week to take their Element to an authorized dealer.

Furthermore, owners of these vehicles can determine if their vehicle requires repair by going online or calling Honda.