Service bulletin A-BTS-01302016-9

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	10088446
Published by NHTSA	2017-01-12
Manufacturer's number	A-BTS-01302016-9
Manufacturer's date	2016-01-30
NHTSA component	ENGINE; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

DEALER MESSAGE - AHM IS RECALLING AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR ENGINES WITH A MISSET OR MISSING PISTON RING. AN UNSECURED PISTON CAN RESULT IN A SEIZED ENGINE.

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

Engine, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC	2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V074000	2016-02-09. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2016047	2016-02-01. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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A26-097	2026-09-02. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire, and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.
AEBM08262026901	2026-08-27. Other. Dealer Message - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire, and/or DTCs P0300 through P0304 stored.
A26-099	2026-08-27. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.
A26-097	2026-08-27. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.
A26-009	2026-08-27. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Under certain conditions, the cylinder head gasket effectiveness may be reduced which may cause vehicles to experience overheating, coolant loss, misfire and/or DTCs P0300 thru P0304 stored.