NHTSA recall campaign
86V045000
ManufacturerAMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.Reported1986-03-20Affected17,338 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT COULD DEVELOP CRACKS NEAR THE OUTER JOINT.
Risk
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DURING HIGH STRESS SITUATIONS, SUCH AS RAPID ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, THE DRIVE SHAFT COULD BREAK WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED PART.
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Affected vehicles
1 entryHonda
- Civic1986