Vehicle recall R/2011/144

Honda Civic recall: Short circuit may occur

DVSA recall R/2011/144 names the Honda Civic. It was launched 30 November 2011. It covers vehicles built 7 December 2006 to 28 September 2010.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2011/144
Launched: 30 November 2011
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: 2011/06
Vehicles: 13,183 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Incorrect positioning of the engine bay wiring harness under the engine mounting bracket could result in damage to the harness leading to a short circuit or in the most serious case a fire.

The fix

Inspection of the wiring harness. If damaged harness is to be replaced

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Honda Civic	7 December 2006 to 28 September 2010	13,183

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Other recalls for these models

R/2012/071 Transmission may malfunction 16 July 2012, Honda Civic, Honda Jazz
R/2011/021 Engine may stall 12 April 2011, Honda Civic
R/2012/122 Vehicle may move unexpectedly 13 November 2012, Honda Civic
R/2010/087 If deployed the airbags may endanger passenger 6 September 2010, Honda Stream, Honda Civic
R/2013/049 Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly 17 April 2013, Honda Stream, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V and others
R/2010/053 Brake pedal travel 22 June 2010, Honda Jazz, 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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