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1978 Honda Accord Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls 1 Model years 1 recall names the 1978 Honda Accord. Newest first.
Suspension Nov 6, 1981 NHTSA 81V136000 936,774 vehicles
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.
Risk and remedy 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.
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1976: 0 complaints, 1 recalls 1976 1977: 0 complaints, 1 recalls 1978: 0 complaints, 1 recalls 1979: 2 complaints, 1 recalls 1980: 2 complaints, 0 recalls 1981: 7 complaints, 0 recalls 1981 1982: 10 complaints, 2 recalls 1983: 7 complaints, 1 recalls 1984: 22 complaints, 2 recalls 1985: 13 complaints, 1 recalls 1986: 54 complaints, 2 recalls 1986 1987: 111 complaints, 3 recalls 1988: 88 complaints, 2 recalls 1989: 86 complaints, 1 recalls 1990: 192 complaints, 12 recalls 1991: 212 complaints, 13 recalls 1991 1992: 206 complaints, 12 recalls 1993: 186 complaints, 11 recalls 1994: 369 complaints, 13 recalls 1995: 543 complaints, 14 recalls 1996: 472 complaints, 13 recalls 1996 1997: 460 complaints, 15 recalls 1998: 1,200 complaints, 19 recalls 1999: 1,135 complaints, 17 recalls 2000: 1,183 complaints, 21 recalls 2001: 922 complaints, 19 recalls 2001 2002: 1,050 complaints, 16 recalls 2003: 1,987 complaints, 24 recalls 2004: 1,018 complaints, 22 recalls 2005: 656 complaints, 24 recalls 2006: 433 complaints, 17 recalls 2006 2007: 524 complaints, 10 recalls 2008: 1,521 complaints, 9 recalls 2009: 727 complaints, 11 recalls 2010: 581 complaints, 13 recalls 2011: 296 complaints, 9 recalls 2011 2012: 373 complaints, 8 recalls 2013: 1,427 complaints, 5 recalls 2014: 982 complaints, 4 recalls 2015: 601 complaints, 5 recalls 2016: 613 complaints, 4 recalls 2016 2017: 540 complaints, 3 recalls 2018: 1,897 complaints, 6 recalls 2019: 698 complaints, 6 recalls 2020: 368 complaints, 5 recalls 2021: 246 complaints, 4 recalls 2021 2022: 262 complaints, 4 recalls 2023: 88 complaints, 5 recalls 2024: 153 complaints, 3 recalls 2025: 97 complaints, 0 recalls 2026: 14 complaints, 0 recalls 2026