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Honda Civic 2012–2013technical 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

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.