1996 Honda Civic TSBs
125 manufacturer communications for the 1996 Honda Civic sit in NHTSA's public file. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. The 1996 Civic problem report covers complaints, recalls, and investigations.
What the bulletins cover
Most recent service bulletins
The 20 most recent of 125 communications on file. The complete set is searchable on NHTSA's page for this vehicle.
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.
SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - PLANNING ON USING A LEAK CHECK DYE TO HELP FIND A LEAK? HERE’S THE CURRENT LIST OF VEHICLES THAT YOU SHOULDN’T USE DYE ON.
HONDA: TROUBLESHOOTING OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P1456 AND P1457. DEALERS ARE TO RUN EVAP FUNCTION TEST TO FIND IF THERE IS A LEAK SO THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR DTC P1381.
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0420 OR ENGINE PING UNDER LOAD.
TRANSFERRING ODOMETER MILEAGE AT ODOMETER R&R.
TIMESERT 14MM DRAIN PLUG THREAD REPAIR KIT.
ROUGH IDLE AT COLD START; MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC P0107 OR P0108. *MJ UPDATE.
POOR RADIO RECEPTION, SEEK-STOP TEST.
POOR A/C COOLING DURING HARD ACCELERATION.
DTC P1381 SET CHECK THE IGNITION COIL SHIELD.
AUDIO UNIT AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM ANTI-THEFT CODES AVAILABLE ON INTERACTIVE NETWORK.
AUDIO, ANTI-THEFT CODES. HONDA. TECH LINE SUMMARY.
STALLING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE AFTER DOING SERVICE BULLETIN 02-003. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004.
DON'T TEST-DRIVE WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP OR D INDICATOR ON. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004.
2ND TO 5TH OR 3RD TO 5TH GEAR UPSHIFT.
GRUNT NOISE AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
WATER LEAK AT DOORS AND/OR FLOOR.
HEATER BLOWER MOTOR GETS HOT OR BLOWS A FUSE. HONDA. SERVICENEWS.
BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR COMES ON AND GOES OFF.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.