Service bulletin APaS05312017906

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	10108771
Published by NHTSA	2017-07-31
Manufacturer's number	APaS05312017906
Manufacturer's date	2017-05-31
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2017 Civics with a customer complaint of the A/C not working or not cooling enough. 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

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC	2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V817000	2018-11-16. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

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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