The defect
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 remedy
REPLACE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED PART.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 1986 |
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 | 1986 | 35 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1986
6 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the power train; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 86V153000 13 Nov 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 86V112000 15 Aug 1986 | SUNCHASER VANS, INC. |
| 86V092000 14 Jul 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V041000 11 Mar 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 86V005000 14 Jan 1986 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986