The defect
LEFT DRIVE SHAFT MAY DEVELOP CRACKS, AND MAY BREAK UNDER HEAVY LOADING SUCH AS THAT CAUSED BY RAPID ACCELERATION. THIS DEFECT ORIGINATED IN A MANUFACTURING PROCESS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN IMPROVED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED, AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 1984 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 1984 | 5 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1983
6 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the power train; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 83V102000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V068000 14 Jul 1983 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 83V045000 27 Apr 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V028000 7 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V017000 24 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983