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Service bulletin APAS03022017901

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 id10108090
Published by NHTSA2017-06-29
Manufacturer's numberAPAS03022017901
Manufacturer's date2017-03-02
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 CIVIC SEDANS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A PRONOUNCED RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TRAY WHILE PLAYING MUSIC WITH BASS. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2016

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