The defect
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Honda Civic LX vehicles manufactured November 26, 2013, through January 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, during mounting of the tires, the tire bead may have gotten pinched between the assembly equipment and the steel wheel rims, resulting in damage to the tire.
The risk
The tire damage could cause the tire to lose air, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any damaged tire, free of charge. The recall began on April 15, 2014. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009. Honda's number for this recall is JD8.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 2014 |
Components: TIRES:BEAD
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 2014 | 293 | 2 |
Other tires recalls in 2014
11 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the tires; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 14V800000 17 Dec 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V740000 18 Nov 2014 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 14V675000 27 Oct 2014 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 14V632000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V633000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V618000 3 Oct 2014 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 14V619000 3 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V468000 31 Jul 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014