In April 1994, Honda filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) concerning the Automatic Transmission, covering the Civic Coupe. The filing affects 7,492 vehicles manufactured between November 25, 1992 and August 24, 1993.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1205210 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | April 7, 1994 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Honda |
| Component | Automatic Transmission |
| Production period | November 25, 1992 — August 24, 1993 |
| Vehicles affected | 7,492 units |
Filing in context
The Automatic Transmission is the most frequently cited component category in this archive, appearing in 8 of its 4,890 filings. This filing is one of 5 Honda notifications from 1994 in this archive. For scale, 1,768 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles; the vehicles involved here were manufactured over a span of about 8 months.
Defect
Some connector brackets linking the automatic transmission control cable to the shift lever rod have insufficient retention force. Repeated shifting operations may cause the bracket to disengage, rendering the transmission unable to shift even when the shift lever is operated.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, replace the connector bracket with the corrected part.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 1 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| E-EJ1 | CIVIC COUPE | EJ1-1300023 — EJ1-1307658 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
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状況
自動変速装置のコントロールケーブルと変速操作レバーのロッドを連結している金具に 保持力の不足しているものが混入したため、変速操作の繰り返しにより当該金具が外れ、 変速操作レバーを操作しても変速できなくなるおそれがある。
改善措置
全車両、連結金具を対策品と交換する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3005344
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