Honda Insight 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A16-101 · NHTSA communication 10108325 · issued Mar 31, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"service bulletin - the oil control rings may become clogged with carbon deposits. These deposits restrict the ability to scrape and return oil from the cylinder walls to the crankcase, which can result in misfires, engine cylinder damage, engine cylinder head damage, and/or engine oil consumption that may exceed customer expectations. To increase customer confidence, american honda is extending the warranty on the engine related to engine oil consumption to 8 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit."
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.