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Service bulletin APaS12022019904

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 id10169064
Published by NHTSA2019-12-10
Manufacturer's numberAPaS12022019904
Manufacturer's date2019-12-02
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2019 Civics with a customer complaint of paint peel on the C-pillar, in the area adjacent to the rear window. To better 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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

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