| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
81V136000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HONDA |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
CIVIC |
| Model Year: |
1976 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19720901 - 19790801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
936774 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| Report Received Date: |
19811106 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19811110 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ROAD SALT MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, CAUSE SERIOUS RUSTING. THIS CAN WEAKEN CERTAIN UNDERCARRIAGE COMPONENTS: LATERAL SUSPENSION ARMS, FRONT CROSSBEAM AND STRUT COIL SPRING LOWER SUPPORTS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, TREATED WITH A RUST PREVENTIVE COATING. IN SOME CASES, REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS WILL BE PERFORMED, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER. |