Service bulletin APaS07052017901

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10116745
Published by NHTSA	2017-08-31
Manufacturer's number	APaS07052017901
Manufacturer's date	2017-07-05
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2017 HR-Vs with a customer complaint of a water leak inside cabin. 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

Engine

Vehicles listed
HONDA HR-V	2017

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

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