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Honda Civic 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A-CA-01302016-90 · NHTSA communication 10088448 · issued Jan 30, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - notification of stop sale and safety recall of affected vehicles for engines with a misset or missing piston ring. An unsecured piston can result in a seized engine.

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.