Honda Civic 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ABOM04052019 · NHTSA communication 10158743 · issued Apr 5, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer Message - Today, April 5, 2019, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for certain 2016-18 Civic and 2017-18 CR-V vehicles due to drivability concerns. American Honda is extending the powertrain warranty on the camshafts and rocker arm assemblies from the original 5 years/60,000 miles to 6 years/unlimited miles from the original date of sale.
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.