# NHTSA recall 86V045000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 86V045000
- Manufacturer: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Reported: 1986\-03\-20
- Owners notified: 1986\-04\-04
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 17338

## What is wrong

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


## What can happen

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.


## Notes

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


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1986 HONDA CIVIC](/makes/honda/civic/1986/recalls.md). Built 1986\-01\-01 to 1986\-02\-01.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/86V045000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/86V045000)

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