Honda Civic 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-017 · NHTSA communication 10076469 · issued Feb 26, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Safety Recall: Piston Pin Snap Ring Inspection REVISION SUMMARY Under INSPECTION PROCEDURE, a note and picture was added under step 16, and a note was added under step 19. A new video about setting up the borescope and doing the snap ring inspection was added to the REPAIR PROCEDURE. BACKGROUND A small number of engines were produced with piston pin snap rings that may not be completely seated. If the snap ring is not completely seated, the piston pin can move from its original location in the piston, resulting in engine failure.
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.