Honda Civic 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10139610 · issued Feb 4, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - The starter motor intermittently whines and does not crank the engine. The starter pinion does not extend far enough to properly engage the engine flywheel.
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.