# NHTSA recall 16V526000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V526000
- Manufacturer's number: KB8
- Manufacturer: Honda \(American Honda Motor Co.\)
- Reported: 2016\-07\-11
- Owners notified: 2016\-08\-31
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Units potentially affected: 11846

## What is wrong

American Honda Motor Co. \(Honda\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Civic 2\-Door vehicles manufactured February 23, 2016, through May 20, 2016.  The affected vehicles may have a damaged LED side marker light circuit board inside the taillight assembly, making the marker light inoperable.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Assoc. Equipment."


## What can happen

If a side marker light does not function, vehicle visibility can be decreased to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect both the taillight assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on August 31, 2016.  Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1\-888\-234\-2138.  Honda's number for this recall is KB8.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-02\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 11846
- Reported remedied: 10508 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 102
- Reported removed: 64

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 HONDA CIVIC](/makes/honda/civic/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-02\-23 to 2016\-05\-20.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [A16020D](/bulletins/10204290.md), 2021-12-13, Service bulletin
- [APAS02222017901](/bulletins/10108051.md), 2017-06-28, Service bulletin
- [AER17020A](/bulletins/10108049.md), 2017-06-28, Service bulletin
- [PUD \- 2016 CIVIC](/bulletins/10106938.md), 2017-06-19, Service bulletin
- [APAS02032017901](/bulletins/10106918.md), 2017-06-19, Service bulletin
- [ACA11302016901](/bulletins/10100423.md), 2017-05-24, Service bulletin
- [A16\-099](/bulletins/10100422.md), 2017-05-24, Service bulletin
- [ATS161102](/bulletins/10099125.md), 2017-05-15, Service bulletin
- [ATS160801](/bulletins/10086127.md), 2016-12-13, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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