United States 86V045000
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
The problem
LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT COULD DEVELOP CRACKS NEAR THE OUTER JOINT.
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 owners should do
REPLACE LEFT DRIVE SHAFT WITH A PROPERLY MANUFACTURED PART.
Units 17338