Honda will be contacting the owners of certain 2016 Honda Civic vehicles equipped with 2.0L engines to notifying them of a manufacturing error that could result in a seized engine. According to the defect report, the piston assembly may have been built with a missing or misset piston pin circlip. Vibrations from the engine may cause the pis to become displaced and interfere with the engine cylinder wall. If the engine seizes it will cause loss of motive power and potential engine block damage.

Dealers will inspect and replace the piston assemblies and damaged engine components, as necessary. Owners will be mailed an interim notification beginning March 31, 2016, and a second notice when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda’s number for this recall is JX9 and the NHTSA campaign number is 16V-074.