Power Train:driveline:driveshaft
NHTSA recall 86V045000 · announced March 20, 1986 · filed by American Honda Motor Co. · 17,338 units affected
The problem
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.
What to do
REPLACE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED PART.
Notes
SYSTEM: LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS AND VANS.
Vehicles covered by this recall
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.