Vehicle recall R/2003/078

Honda Civic and Honda CR-V recall: Possible damage to inner sidewall of tyre

DVSA recall R/2003/078 names the Honda Civic and Honda CR-V. It was launched 16 June 2003. It covers vehicles built 3 March 2003 to 12 March 2003.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2003/078
Launched: 16 June 2003
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Vehicles: DVSA lists 288 on each model line

What can go wrong

It is possible that the tyre inner side wall may have been damaged during the tyre/wheel balance identification process. In the most serious case the tyre could deflate when the car is being driven.

The fix

Examine tyre side walls and replace any tyres found to have been damaged as a result of the wheel balancing operation.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 288. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Honda Civic	3 March 2003 to 12 March 2003	288
Honda CR-V	3 March 2003 to 12 March 2003	288

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/2002/071 Ignition switch may fail 6 August 2002, Honda Prelude, Honda Accord, Honda Civic and others
R/2004/034 Low beam headlights may not operate. 24 May 2004, Honda Logo, Honda Civic, Honda Stream and others
R/2001/075 Possible incorrect fixing of the fuel filler tube 5 July 2001, Honda Civic
R/2001/073 Possibility of incorrect brake operation. 1 July 2001, Honda Civic
R/2000/104 Rear suspension lower arm bolts could break 3 November 2000, Honda Civic
R/2000/037 Potential instability under hard braking 20 May 2000, Honda Civic

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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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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