Service bulletin ATS161202

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	10099062
Published by NHTSA	2017-05-15
Manufacturer's number	ATS161202
Manufacturer's date	2016-12-02
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

TECH LINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, WE POSTED S/B 16-068, DRIVER’S DASHBOARD PANEL WARPED, TO ADDRESS SUZUKA-BUILT VEHICLES WITH A GAP BETWEEN THE DRIVER’S SIDE COVER AND THE DRIVER’S DASHBOARD PANEL. WE’RE NOW GETTING REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON YORII-BUILT VEHICLES (11TH VIN CHARACTER IS AN X).

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
HONDA FIT	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
15V697000	2015-10-23. STRUCTURE; AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

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

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