{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"86V045000","date":"1986-03-20","owner_notified":"1986-04-04","manufacturer":"AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","summary":"LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT COULD DEVELOP CRACKS NEAR THE OUTER JOINT.","consequence":"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.","remedy":"REPLACE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED PART.","notes":"SYSTEM: LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS AND VANS.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":17338,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1986,"make":"HONDA","model":"CIVIC","vehicle_id":"1986_honda_civic","match":"exact","built_from":"1986-01-01","built_to":"1986-02-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/86V045000"}