Vehicle recall R/2000/037

Honda Civic recall: Potential instability under hard braking

DVSA recall R/2000/037 names the Honda Civic and a line with no model name. It was launched 20 May 2000. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2000.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2000/037
Launched: 20 May 2000
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Vehicles: DVSA lists 12,711 on each model line

What can go wrong

Under certain hard braking conditions the PCV (Proportion Control Valve) setting allows inappropriate brake force to be applied to the rear wheels. In these circumstances this may cause locking of the rear wheels leading to possible vehicle instability.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace PCV with a modified unit.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 12,711. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Honda Civic	1 January 1999 to 31 December 2000	12,711
Honda (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 January 1999 to 31 December 2000	12,711

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2000/104 Rear suspension lower arm bolts could break 3 November 2000, Honda Civic
R/2001/073 Possibility of incorrect brake operation. 1 July 2001, Honda Civic
R/2001/075 Possible incorrect fixing of the fuel filler tube 5 July 2001, Honda Civic
R/2002/071 Ignition switch may fail 6 August 2002, Honda Prelude, Honda Accord, Honda Civic and others
R/2003/078 Possible damage to inner sidewall of tyre 16 June 2003, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V
R/2004/034 Low beam headlights may not operate. 24 May 2004, Honda Logo, Honda Civic, Honda Stream and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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