Honda Civic 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10129492 · issued Mar 19, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - The customer states the vehicle did not start due to a low state of battery charge. The vehicle?s battery sensor monitors battery condition and the PCM determines charging mode. Based on the sulfation of the battery and customer driving habits, the PCM may not select the correct charge mode.
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.