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Honda Civic 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin ENG REQ - AER140 · NHTSA communication 10118175 · issued Nov 7, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engineering request for investigation - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2013 Civics with a complaint of an engine oil leak at the timing chain case cover. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting any further repair of any kind.

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.