Honda has issued a recall for over 65,000 Accords due to an issue that could cause the driveshaft to break and potential roll away while parked.
USA Today reports that this is an expansion of a previous recall announced in December 2020 and January 2021 which covered 235,034 2013 to 2015 Honda Accord vehicles.
The most recent recall includes 65,115 units of the 2013 Honda Accord, which Honda said is due to the driveshaft being prone to corrosion and breakage from road salt and other contaminants.
When the first recall was issued, Honda said the drive shafts were assembled with a lubricant that potentially degraded their protective coating, making them more vulnerable to road salts and other contaminants.
“A broken driveshaft can result in a loss of drive power, or a vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is in park without the parking brake applied,” Honda said in a recent statement. “Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash or injury.”
Impacted vehicle owners will be sent notices in the mail beginning Aug. 11. Dealers will inspect and replace driveshaft assemblies to resolve the problem.
