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Engine and engine cooling: engine (Honda)

Vehicle recall 79V-065. NHTSA received AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.’s report on Mar 5, 1979.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.’s report on Mar 5, 1979. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

IF THE COUNTERSHAFT OIL SEAL IS SUBJECTED TO EXTREME OIL PRESSURE VARIATION, THE COUNTERSHAFT OIL SEAL MAY BE SPLIT, ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK.

LEAKING OIL CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE REAR TIRE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN TRACTION REDUCTION.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: engine.

What should you do?

COUNTERSHAFT OIL SEAL WILL BE REPLACED AND A MODIFIED “OIL PATH BODY” WILL BE INSTALLED TO REDUCE THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE COUNTERSHAFT OIL SEAL. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES.SYSTEM: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; COUNTER SHAFT OIL SEAL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: REDUCED TRACTION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.NOTE: DO NOT RIDE YOUR MOTORCYCLE IF THERE ARE SIGNS OF ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE ATTHE TRANSMISSION COUNTERSHAFT. RIDE AT LOW SPEEDS IF YOU MUST RIDE VEHICLE TODEALER FOR REPAIRS.
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 5,700 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Honda CB750and 1979, before the model years listed here

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
  • Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
  • This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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