Honda 2016-02-09 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-16V074000
2016 Honda Civic Recall
Issued February 9, 2016 · Honda
In February 2016, Honda recalled the 2016 Honda Civic, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Civic vehicles manufactured September 22, 2015, to February 3, 2016 and equipped with 2.0L engines. The affected vehicles have engines with piston assemblies that may have been manufactured without a piston wrist pin circlip or with an incorrectly installed piston wrist pin circlip.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2016 Honda Civic only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Honda to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the piston assemblies and damaged engine components, as necessary, free of charge. Parts are expected to be available in the Summer of 2016. Owners were mailed an interim notification beginning March 31, 2016, and will be mailed a second notice when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JX9.
Recall details
- Brand
- Honda
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- February 9, 2016
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-16V074000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Honda has 80 recalls in our database, including 1 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 99th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2016.