Stop Sale Issued on 10th Gen N/A Civic

[NoMoreNissans]

Not a good start for the 10th gen... Would've thought the new turbo motors would be the issue but NOPE it's the new 2.0L K series in the LX trim

http://www.*************/auto-news/2016/02/honda-civic-2-0l-stop-sale-issued.html


"Honda America has issued a stop-sale order affecting the 2016 Civic equipped with the base 2.0-liter engine. A recall will follow shortly.


The issue is said to be with the piston pin snap rings, though Honda has not released details on the exact problem yet. Dealers have to inspect unsold vehicles before they are sold, while the affected vehicles that are already in customers’ hands will be recalled and inspected.

“This approach to withhold further sales until those vehicles can be inspected was taken with a focus on our customers,” said Honda spokesman Chris Martin.

The issue does not affect vehicles equipped with the 1.5-liter turbocharged engine.

Honda has sent preliminary information to the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and intends to sent a formal notification to NHTSA on Friday, February 5. Once NHTSA acknowledges the notification, Honda will release full details on the issue.
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[webby]

Not a good start for the 10th gen... Would've thought the new turbo motors would be the issue but NOPE it's the new 2.0L K series in the LX

I wouldn't really say it's an engine issue. It sounds like it is an assembly issue at the factory.

From @Michal006


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 misset 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.

Note: Affected vehicles should not be sold until the repair has been completed. Should an unrepaired vehicle result in any claim because of the required recall repair, the dealership will be solely responsible to the claimant, and will be required to defend and indemnify American Honda for any resulting claims.

All affected units will require use of a borescope to inspect the four cylinders to confirm correct piston pin snap ring placement. Vehicles exhibiting any concerns with piston pin snap ring placement may require replacement of damaged pistons, piston pins or rings, or other related engine components.

Replacement parts are not available at this time. American Honda is working to procure a sufficient number of borescopes and replacement parts to satisfy this recall. As such, the version of bulletin 16-017 posted on the Service Information System does not currently contain any tool, parts, warranty, inspection, or repair information. Once tools and parts are made available, American Honda will revise service bulletin 16-017 to include all details related to this recall. American Honda will notify dealers of the bulletin revision and tool distribution details via iN message.

Customers affected by this safety recall may visit your dealership prior to tool, parts and/or repair procedure availability. Please be sure to inform these customers of the safety recall, being sure to let them know that tools and parts are not currently available, and that they will be notified once supply stabilizes. American Honda expects to conduct customer notification in mid-March 2016. By this time, all necessary tools, parts and details are expected to be available.

As always, please be sure to check VIN status inquiry to determine if this or any open safety recall applies to a particular vehicle.

 

[greene907]

ill stick with my 9th gen, no recalls or any service bulletins

 

[webby]

ill stick with my 9th gen, no recalls or any service bulletins

This needs updated, because there are even more not listed here
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/info-recalls-tsbs-and-common-problems-2012-all-trims.560/

 

[Asgaard]

Usual first year model problems.... on a side note, we've had 4 recalls / service bulletins this year on our Gmc sierras hd 2500 in the past 6 months wich is on its 4th year. Yikes...

 

[NoMoreNissans]

Oh ya I'm not saying its anything devastating to the 10th gen or anything. Just a heads up for anyone thinkin of tradin in their LX for a 10th gen LX might wanna hold off a few months until this is resolved. I wouldnt want the dealership tearin apart my new engine and putting it all back together, even if it is warranty

 

[greene907]

dealerships are hurting right now, got alll these new civic and they cant sell them

 

[webby]

They sold 26k civics last month. It doesn't break down 9th/10th gens though. That's just total civic sales for the month.

 

[civicsi1211]

Good thing I ordered the hatchback!

 

[webby]

That article was from feb 2016