NHTSA Campaign 16V074000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) · Reported Feb 9, 2016 · 42,129 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

If a circlip is missing or incorrectly installed, the piston wrist pin may not be secure and may drift and damage the engine cylinder causing the engine to seize, and increasing the risk of a crash or a fire.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HONDA CIVIC 2016 42,129

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V074000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.