Honda Civic 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-10-11 · NHTSA communication 10053784 · issued Sep 27, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Honda: when accelerating from a stop, in some vehicles, noise is heard from clutch while engaged in 1st gear, and sounds like a squeaking, or groaning, or grinding, rubbing or metallic. 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.