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Service bulletin A17-023

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 id10108385
Published by NHTSA2017-06-30
Manufacturer's numberA17-023
Manufacturer's date2017-04-21
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - DUE TO AN IMPROPER PCM CALIBRATION, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE PCM CANNOT PROPERLY ADJUST THE AIR-FUEL RATIO. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE EMISSIONS MAY EXCEED APPLICABLE STANDARDS.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Software, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2012

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
A19-1062019-10-03. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Due to an improper PCM calibration, after starting the engine the PCM cannot properly adjust the air-fuel ratio under certain conditions and the on-board emission-related diagnostic system may not appropriately detect a malfuction. As a result, vehicle emissions may exceed applicable emissions standards and the vehicle contains an improperly functioning on-board emission-related diagnostic system that violates applicable state and federal standards.
A17-0232019-10-03. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Due to an improper PCM calibration, under certain conditions after starting the engine the PCM cannot properly adjust the air-fuel ratio. As a result, vehicle emissions may exceed applicable standards.
Service Bulletin2018-02-26. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - The MIL comes on and DTC P0101 (MAF sensor circuit range/performance problem) is stored. The PCM misinterprets the mass air flow sensor inputs while driving with constant throttle movement.
ABOM042120179012017-06-30. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, APRIL 21, 2017, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR, CO., INC. IS NOTIFYING ALL DEALERS OF A VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 HONDA CIVIC PZEV VEHICLES TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBILITY OF NON-METHANE ORGANIC GAS (NMOG) EMISSIONS ABOVE THE REGULATION THRESHOLD."
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SB-13-0172013-04-22. Service bulletin. HONDA: ODOMETER, TRIP COMPUTER, FUEL RANGE, AND FUEL ECONOMY STATUSES ARE NOT VISIBLE ON THE I-MID DISPLAY. THIS CAN BE FIXED WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. *KB
SB-11-0512011-10-03. Service bulletin. HONDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROL SOFTWARE UPDATE. *PE UPDATED 11/28/11. *PE UPDATED 5/3/2012. *JS