Honda Civic 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-13-097 · NHTSA communication 10054496 · issued Oct 30, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Honda: on some vehicles, both driver and passenger front windows will not go up due to lack of clearance between motor pinion and plate hole causing plate body to flex allowing gear to move up and jump off motor teeth. Model 2012-2013 civic. *pe
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.