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Honda Civic 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin DLR-02-26-2016 · NHTSA communication 10192974 · issued Feb 26, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Basic Problem 2016 model year Civic vehicles produced before January 12, 2016 have incorrect information related to the bumper compliance test. The label is printed with a speed of 5 mph and should be written with correct speed of 2.5 mph. In error, the 2015 Civic bumper impact speed rating was used for the 2016 Civic Monroney label

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.