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Honda affected vehicles may have a damaged LED side marker light circuit board inside the taillight assembly, making the marker light inoperable.

NHTSA campaign 16V-526 · Reported July 11, 2016 · 11,846 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Honda Civic
VEHICLES AFFECTED
11,846
REMEDY
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect both the taillight assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) reported a problem with the exterior lighting. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect both the taillight assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-526.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016Honda Civic

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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