Honda recalled 65,115 Accord cars from model year 2013 because road salt can corrode their driveshafts, causing the parts to fracture.
The recall covers only cars equipped with 4-cylinder engines and continuously variable automatic transmissions (CVT) that have spent time in states that use road salt in the winter.
Honda explains, “The affected vehicles were originally sold 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 these cars in a lubricant that interacts with road salt to trigger corrosion. If a driveshaft fractures, the car may not move in drive and may move in park.
Dealers will replace the driveshaft with a model coated in a different lubricant to fix the problem.
As with all recalls, the repair is free.
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