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Honda Civic 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-13-037 · NHTSA communication 10052181 · issued May 15, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Honda: see document search button for owner letter. A small leak may occur between fuel receptacle and fuel fill pipe due to improper finishing at time of manufacturing, causing a hissing noise or gas odor. Model 2012 civic. *pe

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.