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Honda Civic 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin SVC-14-034 · NHTSA communication 10057045 · issued Nov 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Honda: see document search button for owner letter. Warranty extension, for 7 years, on some vehicles, for exterior paint on hood and front fenders leading edge is cracking; paint on roof appears to be chalky or cloudy. Model 2012-13 civic.

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.