In North America, Honda has issued a recall that concerns around 350,000 10th-generation Civics under the 2016 model year for a potential fault with the electronic parking brake. Both the sedan and coupe variants are involved.
According to the recall notice, the fault Civic’s Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) system’s software may result in the electronic parking brake not being applied immediately after turning the car’s ignition off. The driver may have engaged the parking brake switch but brakes themselves may not have been applied.
Due to this, there could be a chance that the car could roll away if positioned on an incline and the transmission left in any gear other than ‘Park’. Honda said it discovered the issue when new owners of the recently launched model were returning for a warranty claim as a result of an illuminated brake failure warning light.
So far, though, no injuries or accidents have been recorded that have stemmed from this issue. Honda will ready a software update to fix all affected Civics that will rewrite the electronic control unit that operates the parking brake and will notify owners starting in November.
Honda Australia has clarified with CarShowroom that no 10th-generation Civics sold in here are effected by this admittedly large recall. So far, it is understood that the cars with the fault only concern those manufactured for the North American market and sold there - units built for sale here are manufactured in Thailand.
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