The defect
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2016 Honda Civic two door and four door 1.5L turbo and 2.0L vehicles. The electric parking brake (EPB) may not engage if it is applied immediately after turning the ignition off.
The risk
If the EPB is not applied, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's software to allow the EPB to engage immediately after the ignition is turned off, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KC6.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 2016 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
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 | 2016 | 1,082 | 5 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2016
26 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the parking brake; Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 16V741000 14 Oct 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V652000 8 Sept 2016 | Groupe Cambli inc |
| 16V580000 3 Aug 2016 | Hyundai Translead |
| 16V525000 11 Jul 2016 | Heil Company |
| 16V523000 11 Jul 2016 | MANAC INC. |
| 16V524000 11 Jul 2016 | Polar Tank Trailer, LLC. |
| 16V522000 11 Jul 2016 | MANAC Trailers USA, Inc. |
| 16V505000 5 Jul 2016 | VT Hackney, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016