Service bulletin AER15080A

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10099693
Published by NHTSA	2017-05-18
Manufacturer's number	AER15080A
Manufacturer's date	2016-01-25
NHTSA component	ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015 CIVIC SIS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE CHAIN CASE COVER. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC SI	2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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