1994 Honda Civic: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1994 Honda Civic. The newest campaign is 94V063000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Apr 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 135 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 94V063000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install an improved retaining clip.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 191,320 units in total.

94V063000Received 10 Apr 1994. 191,289 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in unanticipated vehicle movement and accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an improved retaining clip.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Apr 1994.
93V208000Received 9 Dec 1993. 31 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The passenger-side air bag modules contain incorrect inflators which are out of specification for the passenger side air bag.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a collision, the air bag may not provideadequate protection to the passenger.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Honda dealers will replace the passenger airbag module with a module containing the correct inflator.
Report filed by AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO..

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Complaints by component

135 complaints, 171 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1994 Honda Civic
All 1994 vehicles

1994 Honda Civic: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1994 Civic	All 1994 vehicles	Civic, all years	Mentions
Air Bags	386	57.1	143.9	66
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	111.1	171.8	22.5	19
Seat Belts	58.5	36.9	25.3	10
Engine and Engine Cooling	58.5	109.2	38.3	10
Tires	52.6	37.1	23.9	9
Vehicle Speed Control	52.6	41.5	32.3	9
Power Train	46.8	94.1	88.7	8
Seats	40.9	27.1	11	7
Suspension	35.1	39.8	43.7	6
Equipment	35.1	25.4	10.2	6

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash: 60
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 46
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 25 Apr 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1994 Honda Civic, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 35 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1994 Honda CivicThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1994 Honda Civic: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/civic/1994/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1994 Honda Civic?: 191,320 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Honda Civic have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 79 recall campaigns for the Honda Civic, model years 1973 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Honda Civic name most often?: Air Bags: 66 of 171 component mentions, or 386 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 57.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Honda Civic open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.