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Service bulletin A-HPS-03042016-3

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 id10087529
Published by NHTSA2016-12-29
Manufacturer's numberA-HPS-03042016-3
Manufacturer's date2016-03-04
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

DEALER MESSAGE - VIDEO IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE TECHNICIAN IN PERFORMING THE INSPECTION FOR THE 2016 HONDA CIVIC PISTON SNAP SAFETY RECALL.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2016

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

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