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Honda Civic 2006–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin 08-020 · NHTSA communication 10026087 · issued Jul 18, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2006–2008
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Honda: transmission grinds when shifting into 3rd gear, pops out of 3rd gear, or is hard to shift into 3rd gear. *pe updated 4/8/11. *pe

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.