Service bulletin ATS160709

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10084408
Published by NHTSA	2016-11-18
Manufacturer's number	ATS160709
Manufacturer's date	2016-07-09
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

"TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF THE A/C NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. FROM THEIR BASIC CHECKS, SERVICE TECHS ARE NOTICING THERE’S REFRIGERANT OIL ON THE RADIATOR FAN SHROUD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, INDICATING A LEAK. OUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SUCTION HOSE MAY BE RUBBING AGAINST THE BRACKET FOR THE EXPANSION TANK OUTLET PIPE. THIS RUBBING COMES FROM A VARIATION IN THE HOSE PROFILE. IF THE RUBBING IS SEVERE ENOUGH, IT COULD LEAD TO LEAKS."

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC	2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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