Honda Civic 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-027 · NHTSA communication 10043939 · issued Apr 25, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Honda: if the accelerator pedal is pressed during a cold start, the engine may start, then stall. The pcm misinterprets the amount of fuel needed to start the engine. Also included model civic si 2/4 door model year 2012; model civic m/t and a/t 2/4 door model year 2012. *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.