Service bulletin AER17020A

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	10108049
Published by NHTSA	2017-06-28
Manufacturer's number	AER17020A
Manufacturer's date	2017-02-28
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING

NHTSA's summary

ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 2-DOOR CIVICS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT COVER DETACHING OR FALLING DOWN. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.

The document

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Components

Body and frame, Lighting

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
16V526000	2016-07-11. EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2016355	2016-07-08. Lights And Instruments

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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