{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Honda recall 12V548 (S69): Model Year 2012 Civic Passenger",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v548/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V548 (Honda): The steering column may not have proper energy absorbing characteristics, which could increase the risk of injury during a vehicl...",
  "excerpt": "Honda Civic, model year 2012. Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) and reported to NHTSA on 21 November 2012. 157 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Honda is recalling certain model year 2012 Civic passenger vehicles, manufactured from October 26, 2012, through October 30, 2012. These vehicles were assembled with the incorrect steering column assembly. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Honda's own number for this recall: S69. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V548 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The steering column may not have proper energy absorbing characteristics, which could increase the risk of injury during a vehicle crash.” 12V548 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) Steering:Column 21 November 2012 2012-2012 HONDA CIVIC The steering column may not have proper energy absorbing characteristics, which could increase the risk of injury during a vehicle crash. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering column, as necessary, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:51:31+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:27:53+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Honda recall 12V548 (S69): Model Year 2012 Civic Passenger\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v548/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}