FL5 recall (2022-2025 Civic Steering Gearbox Assembly)

[Dreamers103013]

In my case the recall was completed on my FL5 in April 4 2025. The clicking started 2 weeks before my appointment( I was lucky to get a fast appointment) but Now the clicking noise is getting worst everytime when turning left or right. I should be contacting the dealer asap. My car is in coilovers, I won't be surprised they blamed it on that. Will update...

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[J_D]

Might be the coilers tbh.

 

[Dreamers103013]

Might be the coilers tbh.

No noise is coming from the coilovers though, worst to worst the axles from a bad installation.

 

[urbo73]

I was dreading having this done and finally brought the car in to the dealership. I had the recall taken care of last week when I had the second Honda Service Pass complimentary maintenance (oil change, tire rotation, multi-point inspection) performed. The car was ready in 3 hours and it appears I got the car back in the same condition I dropped it off. I'll get the car out in the coming weeks to assess any difference.

So how'd it go? I'm on the fence, as I haven't noticed any issues with my steering. Not sure if it's something I should or need to do. Advice?

 

[latole]

IMO you must do this recall.
I will go in few weeks

 

[Clark_Kent]

So how'd it go? I'm on the fence, as I haven't noticed any issues with my steering. Not sure if it's something I should or need to do. Advice?

I held out long enough for the dealership to complete a sufficient number of these before they got to my car—still no issues to report. I also didn't notice any issues with steering before I took it in, but I believe it's a good practice to clear open recalls. I wanted to mitigate the risk of potential safety, legal, and/or liability issues.

 

[honman]

So how'd it go? I'm on the fence, as I haven't noticed any issues with my steering. Not sure if it's something I should or need to do. Advice?

I held out long enough for the dealership to complete a sufficient number of these before they got to my car—still no issues to report. I also didn't notice any issues with steering before I took it in, but I believe it's a good practice to clear open recalls. I wanted to mitigate the risk of potential safety, legal, and/or liability issues.

Definitely don't ignore it; you don't want any open recalls left on your VIN indefinitely. I just had mine done. Took 30 minutes, no problems popped up and the car drives exactly the same as before.

Now, back when the recall required dropping the subframe, I would have recommended waiting unless you were starting to have steering issues or planned to sell the car. The issue addressed by the recall isn't something that one day suddenly decides to nuke your steering rack while you're on the highway. It'll slowly get worse over time, so the recall isn't super urgent.

That said, the newer procedure is really simple and takes ~10 minutes to do. The worst the dealership could do is drop your wheel on the ground and eff up the rim. Some dealerships may still be backlogged though; they have to do this to literally every car affected by the recall on their lot (preowned and new) as well as any coming from the factory before they can be sold.

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