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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1HGEM22942L••••••2002 Honda Civic
That is about average for the 2002 Honda Civic — 3 complaints per build across 214 builds.
4on this build
558on the model
214builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedExterior Lighting 3Power Train 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Exterior LightingfireJan 2012
The contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact stated that the low beam headlights were inoperable. Also, the wiring harness behind the bulb and the steering column was melted. The dealer advised the contact that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04V086000…
Electrical SystemMay 2012
Low beam headlights failed to work when driver switched from high to low beam. American honda motor company and local dealer contacted. I was informed that this individual vehicle was not a part of NHTSA campaign 04V086000. I would like to register my complaint as I find it…
Power TrainAug 2010
I was driving down a busy, 6-lane road when my transmission went out on my 2002 honda civic. I slowed down as I was getting close to an intersection and when the light turned green and I went to accelerate, the engine revved up but the car didn't move. The cars behind me were…
Exterior LightingOct 2011
While driving at night both low beams went out. Three days later received a letter from honda concerning recall due to light failure. Took it to honda and they said that the cause of my failure was not recall related. I find it very odd that I would lose both my headlights at…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGEM22942L080181 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.