Vehicle recall 81V136000 · November 6, 1981
Honda Civic, Accord and 1 more model
Prolonged contact with road salt may, under certain conditions, cause serious rusting.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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.
- Remedy
- 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.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: suspension; lateral suspension arms, front crossbeam, and strut coilspring lower supports.consequences of defect: weakened undercarriage components could lead to a loss of vehicle control and, possibly, an accident.note: this defect appears to be more serious in vehicles driven in areas where road salt is used extensively for snow removal.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 81V136000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 6, 1981
- Filed by
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 936,774
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Suspension
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Honda Accord (1976-1979): 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976
- Honda Civic (1973-1979): 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973
- Honda Prelude (1979): 1979
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