Honda to Fix Battery Software in 90,000 Civic Hybrids

Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second-biggest seller of gasoline-electric cars, will fix a software flaw in about 90,000 Civic Hybrids sold in the U.S. that can cause their batteries to wear out sooner than expected.

Honda informed owners of model years 2006 through 2008 Civic Hybrids of the flaw starting this month and asked them to bring the vehicles into dealerships so the software could be reprogrammed. The repairs are being done as a “technical service bulletin” rather than a recall because the problem doesn’t endanger driver safety, said Christina Ra, a spokeswoman for Honda’s U.S. unit.