1979 Honda Civic

The 1979 model year is the last of the first generation, and the year the second generation debuted. Honda introduced the second-generation Civic in June 1979, so this year straddles the two cars; this site files 1979 under the first generation because the first-generation Civic was produced until 1979 and its rust recall covers cars built up to 1 August 1979. Corroding suspension parts led to a safety recall covering 936,774 Civics assembled from 1 September 1972 to 1 August 1979. The three-box four-door sedan of the new generation was introduced in September 1979.