Honda Civic 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A99034 · NHTSA communication 10086422 · issued Sep 21, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - due to the floor design, a mispositioned floor mat could prevent the accelerator pedal from returning to the idle position. In this case, the vehicle may continue accelerating even though the driver may no longer be pressing on the pedal.
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.