Honda Civic 1996–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00004 · NHTSA communication 610307 · issued Jan 25, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1996–2000
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 4-door vehicles from vin 1hgej ... Yl000001 thru vin 1hgej ... Yl006038 and 2-doors from vin 1hgej ... Yl000001 thru vin 1hgej ... Yl007501 may exhibit a rattle from the front of the vehicle when driving over rough roads or small bumps. *tt
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.