The 1993 Honda Civic has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 191,289 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 178 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
A RETAINING CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUATING ROD CAN HAVE INSUFFICIENT RETENTION PRESSURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY COME OFF AFTER REPEATED SHIFT LEVER OPERATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION.
THIS COULD RESULT IN UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND ACCIDENT.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The automatic transmission shift cable is recalled and the rear window also. I called norm reeves honda in port charlotte florida at [REDACTED] and spoke to a woman in service. She took my information and told me she would call me back. Less than 10 minutes later she called me back and told me the…”
“The automatic transmission shift cable is recalled and the rear window also. I called norm reeves honda in port charlotte florida at [REDACTED] and spoke to a woman in service. She took my information and told me she would call me back. Less than 10 minutes later she called me back and told me the…”
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“Tl* the contact owns a 1993 honda civic lx with goodyear p-tracker tires, line size p185/60/r15. The contact stated that she purchased and installed two tires for the front of the vehicle. The following morning, both tires had lost air pressure and were completely flat. She then contacted the…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1993 honda civic. The vehicle has sears roadhandler tires. In 2003, the contact purchased a set of replacement tires from sears and they were guaranteed for 100,000 miles. He discovered that the front driver's side tire has a two inch split in the sidewall. The other tires…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1993 honda civic. While driving 30 mph, the accelerator pedal would not respond when depressed. The battery and engine oil lights illuminated and all electrical power failed. A mechanic stated that the engine coil failed and the dealer replaced the part. The vin was unknown.…”
“Check engine light,then rough idle,then total death of ignition,stalled. Repair station diagnosed it to be a distributor failure. Replaced with new one,6 months later it failed and was replaced with rebuilt unit. Now about 6 months again,same problem with the rebuilt distributor apparently.…”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Honda Civic as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.