Honda Civic (2016): Engine and engine cooling
Recall 16V074000 · Feb 9, 2016 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
42,129
vehicles affected
42,129
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V074000
- Date
- Feb 9, 2016
- Maker
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Units affected
- 42,129
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling > Engine
- Model years
- 2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Civic vehicles manufactured September 22, 2015, to February 3, 2016 and equipped with 2.0L engines. The affected vehicles have engines with piston assemblies that may have been manufactured without a piston wrist pin circlip or with an incorrectly installed piston wrist pin circlip.
What can happen
If a circlip is missing or incorrectly installed, the piston wrist pin may not be secure and may drift and damage the engine cylinder causing the engine to seize, and increasing the risk of a crash or a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the piston assemblies and damaged engine components, as necessary, free of charge. Parts are expected to be available in the Summer of 2016. Owners were mailed an interim notification beginning March 31, 2016, and will be mailed a second notice when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JX9.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V074000?
1 model: Honda Civic (2016), about 42,129 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V074000?
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the piston assemblies and damaged engine components, as necessary, free of charge. Parts are expected to be available in the Summer of 2016. Owners were mailed an interim notification beginning March 31, 2016, and will be mailed a second notice when parts.
What can happen?
If a circlip is missing or incorrectly installed, the piston wrist pin may not be secure and may drift and damage the engine cylinder causing the engine to seize, and increasing the risk of a crash or a fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.