Vehicle recall R/2024/389

Honda Civic recall: 23YM Civic Lithium-Ion Battery Negative Terminal Defect

DVSA recall R/2024/389 names the Honda Civic. It was launched 5 December 2024. It covers vehicles built 3 June 2022 to 6 January 2023.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2024/389
Launched: 5 December 2024
Issued by: HONDA MOTOR CO
Manufacturer reference: 6LB
Vehicles: 40 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the Hybrid HV battery may develop a fault where battery electrolyte leakage occurs that may result in a vehicle fire in the most serious case.

The fix

Replace the Hybrid HV battery with a modified component.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Honda Civic	3 June 2022 to 6 January 2023	40

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Other recalls for these models

R/2024/476 23-25M High Pressure Fuel Pump Solenoid Component Part Breakage - 6YP 9 December 2024, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V
R/2024/320 23-24M ZR-V and Others Overspeed Alarm Inoperative 11 November 2024, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V
R/2025/024 22-25M Civic and Other Models EPS Gear Box Worm Wheel Swelling Failure 6JP 31 March 2025, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V
R/2026/025 Civic Wheel Steel Bushes Missing (Accessory) 16 February 2026, Honda Civic
R/2020/061 The absorption of moisture into the driver's air bag propellant could lead to slow deployment or inflator rupture 23 October 2020, Honda Integra, Honda Civic, Honda Accord and others
R/2020/186 Vehicles may be equipped with a fuel pump module manufactured with low density impellars 24 August 2020, Honda HR-V, Honda CR-V, Honda Jazz 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. 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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