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1978 Honda Civic Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls 1 Model years 1 recall names the 1978 Honda Civic. Newest first.
Suspension Nov 6, 1981 NHTSA 81V136000 936,774 vehicles
Prolonged contact with road salt may, under certain conditions, cause serious rusting. This can weaken certain undercarriage components: lateral suspension arms, front crossbeam and strut coil spring lower supports.
Risk and remedy Remedy Vehicles will be inspected and, if necessary, treated with a rust preventive coating. In some cases, replacement of components will be performed, without charge to owner.
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1973: 0 complaints, 2 recalls 1973 1974: 0 complaints, 2 recalls 1975: 0 complaints, 2 recalls 1976: 0 complaints, 2 recalls 1977: 0 complaints, 3 recalls 1978: 0 complaints, 1 recalls 1978 1979: 1 complaints, 1 recalls 1980: 0 complaints, 0 recalls 1981: 1 complaints, 0 recalls 1982: 1 complaints, 0 recalls 1983: 9 complaints, 0 recalls 1983 1984: 5 complaints, 3 recalls 1985: 15 complaints, 2 recalls 1986: 35 complaints, 3 recalls 1987: 39 complaints, 3 recalls 1988: 46 complaints, 8 recalls 1988 1989: 69 complaints, 6 recalls 1990: 91 complaints, 10 recalls 1991: 110 complaints, 8 recalls 1992: 98 complaints, 13 recalls 1993: 146 complaints, 13 recalls 1993 1994: 135 complaints, 14 recalls 1995: 199 complaints, 12 recalls 1996: 305 complaints, 17 recalls 1997: 373 complaints, 16 recalls 1998: 435 complaints, 18 recalls 1998 1999: 338 complaints, 15 recalls 2000: 287 complaints, 18 recalls 2001: 1,079 complaints, 27 recalls 2002: 702 complaints, 24 recalls 2003: 499 complaints, 24 recalls 2003 2004: 350 complaints, 15 recalls 2005: 316 complaints, 15 recalls 2006: 1,404 complaints, 15 recalls 2007: 1,204 complaints, 9 recalls 2008: 916 complaints, 7 recalls 2008 2009: 396 complaints, 8 recalls 2010: 397 complaints, 8 recalls 2011: 169 complaints, 9 recalls 2012: 456 complaints, 3 recalls 2013: 319 complaints, 0 recalls 2013 2014: 293 complaints, 2 recalls 2015: 381 complaints, 1 recalls 2016: 1,082 complaints, 5 recalls 2017: 604 complaints, 6 recalls 2018: 748 complaints, 6 recalls 2018 2019: 443 complaints, 4 recalls 2020: 234 complaints, 5 recalls 2021: 147 complaints, 4 recalls 2022: 886 complaints, 4 recalls 2023: 259 complaints, 4 recalls 2023 2024: 126 complaints, 3 recalls 2025: 78 complaints, 2 recalls 2026: 32 complaints, 0 recalls 2026