Honda Civic 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-016 · NHTSA communication 10043778 · issued Mar 20, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Honda: driver's front passenger's doors do not unlock in freezing weather. Moisture in the lock cable freezes. Dry and lubricate the lock cable. *js
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.