1973 Honda Civic Recalls

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 81V136000
Manufacturer: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Manufactured Begin Date: September 1st, 1972
Manufactured End Date: August 1st, 1979

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.

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.

Recall 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.

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 73V106000
Manufacturer: HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Manufactured Begin Date: October 1st, 1972
Manufactured End Date: April 1st, 1973
Date of Owner Notification: May 7th, 1973

Recall Notes:
DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SWITCH DETENT ACTION, THE CIRCUITS MAY NOT BE COMPLETE INEITHER THE "OFF" OR THE "ON" POSITIONS.THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF TURNSIGNAL AND/OR BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE "OFF" POSITION, ANDCOMPLETEOR PARTIAL LOSS OF THE HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE"ON" POSITION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WARNING SYSTEM.)