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Service bulletins for the 2016 Honda Civic

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

327 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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A17-0122017-06-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SERVICE BULLETIN - THE VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, AND WILL NOT CRANK AND/OR START. ADDITIONALLY, MULTIPLE INDICATORS ARE ON WITH DTCS U0038 (TM-CAN MALFUNCTION [TCM-PCM]) AND SOMETIMES U0101 (LOST COMMUNICATION) STORED. THERE IS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM).
A-CA-02092016-302017-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "DEALER MESSAGE - ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE AND SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 34,000 2016 CIVIC VEHICLES DUE TO POTENTIALLY MISSING OR MIS-SET PISTON PIN SNAP RINGS THAT MAY CAUSE ENGINE STALL OR FAILURE. ANY NEW OR USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 16-017, SAFETY RECALL: PISTON PIN SNAP RING ONCE THE PARTS, TOOLS, AND COMPLETE REPAIR INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA ADDED ADDITIONAL VINS TO THE AFFECTED LIST. PLEASE AGAIN CHECK YOUR INVENTORY AGAINST VIN INQUIRY AND CHECK YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL UNITS AVAILABLE AT YOUR DEALERSHIP ARE NOW AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL."
ATS1611012017-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE IN YOUR SHOP BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE? • THE STARTER WON’T CRANK THE ENGINE, AND/OR THE VEHICLE WON’T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. • MULTIPLE INDICATORS ARE LIT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND DTC U0038 (TM-CAN MALFUNCTION [TCM-PCM]) AND U0101 (GAUGE CONTROL MODULE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH A/T) ARE SET. • THERE’S NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE THIS ISSUE UNDER INVESTIGATION. SO FAR, WE’VE FOUND THE ROOT CAUSE IS THE TCM."
A-PO-02242016-302017-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. DEALER MESSAGE - ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE AND SAFETY RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2016 CIVIC VEHICLES DUE TO POTENTIALLY MISSING OR MIS-SET PISTON PIN SNAP RINGS THAT MAY CAUSE ENGINE STALL OR FAILURE. IN THE FEBRUARY 19TH MESSAGE, AMERICAN HONDA ADVISED THAT DEALERS WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN ADDITIONAL INVENTORY IS AVAILABLE AND/ OR OF FUTURE ALLOCATION(S). TODAY WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24, AMERICAN HONDA IS PERFORMING AN ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION TO MOST DEALERS.
A16-017_V52017-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - A SMALL NUMBER OF ENGINES WERE PRODUCED WITH PISTON PIN SNAP RINGS THAT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY SEATED. IF THE SNAP RING IS NOT COMPLETELY SEATED, THE PISTON PIN CAN MOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION IN THE PISTON, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.
A16-017_V42017-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - A SMALL NUMBER OF ENGINES WERE PRODUCED WITH PISTON PIN SNAP RINGS THAT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY SEATED. IF THE SNAP RING IS NOT COMPLETELY SEATED, THE PISTON PIN CAN MOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION IN THE PISTON, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.
A16-017_V32017-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - A SMALL NUMBER OF ENGINES WERE PRODUCED WITH PISTON PIN SNAP RINGS THAT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY SEATED. IF THE SNAP RING IS NOT COMPLETELY SEATED, THE PISTON PIN CAN MOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION IN THE PISTON, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.
A-CA-01302016-902017-01-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. DEALER MESSAGE - NOTIFICATION OF STOP SALE AND SAFETY RECALL OF AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR ENGINES WITH A MISSET OR MISSING PISTON RING. AN UNSECURED PISTON CAN RESULT IN A SEIZED ENGINE.
A-BTS-01302016-92017-01-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. DEALER MESSAGE - AHM IS RECALLING AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR ENGINES WITH A MISSET OR MISSING PISTON RING. AN UNSECURED PISTON CAN RESULT IN A SEIZED ENGINE.
A16-0172017-01-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE ENGINES WITH A MISSET OR MISSING PISTON RING. AN UNSECURED PISTON CAN RESULT IN A SEIZED ENGINE.
A-CA-02192016-302017-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "DEALER MESSAGE - ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE AND SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 34,000 2016 CIVIC VEHICLES DUE TO POTENTIALLY MISSING OR MIS-SET PISTON PIN SNAP RINGS THAT MAY CAUSE ENGINE STALL OR FAILURE. ANY NEW OR USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 16-017, SAFETY RECALL: PISTON PIN SNAP RING ONCE THE PARTS, TOOLS, AND COMPLETE REPAIR INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE. REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA ADDED ADDITIONAL VINS TO THE AFFECTED LIST. PLEASE AGAIN CHECK YOUR INVENTORY AGAINST VIN INQUIRY AND CHECK YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL UNITS AVAILABLE AT YOUR DEALERSHIP ARE NOW AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL."
A16-0172016-12-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - A SMALL NUMBER OF ENGINES WERE PRODUCED WITH PISTON PIN SNAP RINGS THAT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY SEATED. IF THE SNAP RING IS NOT COMPLETELY SEATED, THE PISTON PIN CAN MOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION IN THE PISTON, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WILL INSPECT THE PISTON SNAP RINGS AND REPLACE ANY DAMAGED ENGINE PARTS IF NECESSARY.
16-0172016-07-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Safety Recall: Piston Pin Snap Ring Inspection REVISION SUMMARY • Under INSPECTION PROCEDURE, a note and picture was added under step 16, and a note was added under step 19. • A new video about setting up the borescope and doing the snap ring inspection was added to the REPAIR PROCEDURE. BACKGROUND A small number of engines were produced with piston pin snap rings that may not be completely seated. If the snap ring is not completely seated, the piston pin can move from its original location in the piston, resulting in engine failure.
HONDA 20162016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.