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Service bulletin APAS10212016901

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10087265
Published by NHTSA2016-12-27
Manufacturer's numberAPAS10212016901
Manufacturer's date2016-10-21
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 ODYSSEYS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A FAST CLICKING NOISE FROM THE HVAC WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON OR THE HVAC IS STARTED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
HONDA ODYSSEY2016

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

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