Honda Civic 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A13-097 · NHTSA communication 10152788 · issued Feb 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Service bulletin - Clearance between the motor pinion and the plate hole causes the plate body to flex, which allows the gear to move up and jump off the motor teeth."
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.