Service bulletin ATS160713

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10084411
Published by NHTSA	2016-11-18
Manufacturer's number	ATS160713
Manufacturer's date	2016-07-12
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF THE BRAKE INDICATOR BLINKING AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO OFF AND APPLYING THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE. THERE MAY ALSO BE A DTC U3000-49 (ECU INTERNAL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) BEING SET. WHEN THE BRAKE INDICATOR BLINKS, IT MEANS THERE’S A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE PARKING BRAKE MAY HAVE NOT PROPERLY APPLIED.

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

U3000

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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