Honda Manual Transmission Reverse Light Switch 28700-PHR-003

Genuine Honda Reverse Light Switch (28700-PHR-003) - Manual Transmission

If your reverse lights stopped working, and your bulbs are fine, the reverse light switch is the usual culprit. This switch sits on the manual transmission and tells the reverse lights to come on when you select reverse; when it fails, the lights stay dark, which is both a safety problem (nobody behind you knows you're backing up) and a common inspection failure. On cars with a backup camera tied to the reverse signal, a bad switch can affect that too. This is the genuine Honda replacement, a cheap, direct-fit fix that restores proper reverse light function.

What It Does And How It Fails

The switch is a simple device threaded into the manual transmission case that closes a circuit when the gearbox is shifted into reverse, which is what triggers your reverse lights. Over time and use, the switch wears out or its contacts fail, and when it does, selecting reverse no longer completes the circuit, so the lights don't come on.

The giveaway is reverse lights that don't illuminate when you're in reverse, with working bulbs and fuses. Once you've confirmed the bulbs and fuse are good, the switch is the likely failure, and replacing it with a fresh genuine switch restores the function. On a manual car, it's one of the more common small electrical failures, and an easy, inexpensive one to fix.

Why The Genuine Switch

It's a cheap part either way, so there's little reason not to use the genuine Honda switch, it's made to the correct spec and thread, threads into the transmission cleanly, and seals and functions the way the original did. A questionable aftermarket switch on a part this inexpensive isn't worth the risk of a poor seal or an early failure. Direct replacement, no modification.

Fits A Wide Range Of Manual Hondas & Acuras

This switch is used across a broad span of manual-transmission Honda and Acura models, so there's a good chance it's the one your car needs:

2001-2005 Honda Civic
2006-2015 Honda Civic Si
2003-2012 Honda Accord V6
2013-2017 Honda Accord
2002 Honda CR-V
2011-2015 Honda CR-Z
2003-2010 Honda Element
2000-2006 Honda Insight
2003 Acura CL
2004-2008 Acura TL
2002-2006 Acura RSX
2013-2015 Acura ILX

Manual transmission only. Confirm against your car.

This is for the owner whose reverse lights have stopped working on a manual-transmission Honda or Acura, once the bulbs and fuse check out, this switch is the common cause. Genuine Honda, cheap, and a direct thread-in replacement that restores proper reverse light function (and the backup camera trigger on cars that use it). Confirm the fitment for your car, swap it in, and get your reverse lights working again, it's an easy fix for a problem that'll otherwise fail an inspection.

Part number: 28700-PHR-003. Type: genuine Honda reverse light switch, manual transmission. Function: activates reverse lights when reverse gear is selected. Fixes: non-working reverse lights (with good bulbs/fuse) from a failed switch. Fits: wide range of manual Honda/Acura (Civic, Civic Si, Accord, CR-V, CR-Z, Element, Insight, CL, TL, RSX, ILX, see list). Install: direct thread-in replacement, no modification.