NHTSA safety recall

Recall 86V045000

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft — Honda · reported 20 Mar 1986 · 17,338 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT COULD DEVELOP CRACKS NEAR THE OUTER JOINT.

The 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.

The fix

REPLACE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED PART.

SYSTEM: LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS AND VANS.

NHTSA campaign

86V045000

Filed by

American Honda Motor Co.

Report received

20 Mar 1986

Owners notified

4 Apr 1986

Potentially affected

17,338

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1986 Honda Civic

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall database. Look up another campaign →