Honda recalled 65,115 Accord automobiles from mannequin 12 months 2013 as a result of highway salt can corrode their driveshafts, inflicting the elements to fracture.
The recall covers solely automobiles geared up with 4-cylinder engines and repeatedly variable computerized transmissions (CVT) which have hung out in states that use highway salt within the winter.
Honda explains, “The affected automobiles had been initially bought or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, or Wisconsin.”
Honda coated the driveshafts of those automobiles in a lubricant that interacts with highway salt to set off corrosion. If a driveshaft fractures, the automotive might not transfer in drive and should transfer in park.
Sellers will change the driveshaft with a mannequin coated in a distinct lubricant to repair the issue.
As with all recollects, the restore is free.
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