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Service bulletins for the 2016 Honda Accord

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.

173 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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DLR-02-26-20162021-05-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. Today, February 26, 2016, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is announcing a Product Update for certain Accord, Civic, CR-Z, Fit, and Insight model years 2014-2016 vehicles for sale in the state of Hawaii to amend Monroney labels that were printed without bumper impact information. Basic Problem American Honda had a computer programming issue; an obsolete program name causing printing of no bumper impact information on the Monroney label for the state of Hawaii.
A19-0422020-07-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Service Bulletin - Heat from the daytime running light (DRL) LEDs may damage the DRL lens. If the lens is damaged, it may appear that some of the DRL LEDs are not working. American Honda is extending the warranty on the DRL LEDs to 10 years with unlimited mileage from the original date of purchase.
A18010F2018-01-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. Servicenews article - Does the engine rattle at startup for about 1 to 3 seconds? What?s happening is the lock pin inside the VTC actuator isn?t holding the actuator properly. This lets the vane turn within the housing, causing a short rattle at startup.
ATS1610032017-09-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY. Tech line summary article - Do you have a vehicle in your shop for any or all of these issues? ? The B5 (7.5 A) fuse in the under-dash fuse/relay box is blown. ? The engine cranks, but it won?t start. ? The engine starts, then it stops. ? The instrument panel is blank. ? The rearview mirror won?t automatically dim. We?re aware of these issues, and we currently have them under investigation.
ATS1702032017-07-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Techline summary article - You may get a customer with any of these Apple CarPlay or Android Auto concerns: ? The phone won?t connect to the feature. ? The feature disconnects. ? A Device not found or Device not compatible message appears. ? Control of the feature is erratic. If so, there are some steps the service advisor can take right on the service drive that just might fix things.
ATS1702022017-07-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Techline summary article - If a customer can?t hear the navigation voice when using Apple Maps with Apple CarPlay, an adjustment to the navigation voice volume on the customer?s phone should take care of it. This is something the service advisor can handle right on the service drive, so unless this doesn?t work, there?s nothing a service tech needs to do.
APAS032720179012017-06-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 ACCORD V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NO-START CONDITION THAT REQUIRES THE 12V BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
APAS032220179012017-06-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 ACCORD V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NO-START CONDITION THAT REQUIRES THE 12V BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
APAS031620179012017-06-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 ACCORD V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NO-START CONDITION THAT REQUIRES THE 12V BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
APAS030620179012017-06-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 ACCORD V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NO-START CONDITION THAT REQUIRES THE 12V BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
PUD - 2015-16 AC2017-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER LETTER - TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE STILL NEEDS AN UPDATE. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS SOFTWARE ISSUE CAUSES A PROBLEM, WHICH MAY ALLOW A TRANSMISSION BELT TO SLIP.
PUD - 2015-16 AC2017-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER LETTER - TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE STILL NEEDS AN UPDATE. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS SOFTWARE ISSUE CAUSES A PROBLEM, WHICH MAY ALLOW A TRANSMISSION BELT TO SLIP.
ATS1702072017-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THE APP INSTALLER ICON, LISTED UNDER APP LIST ON THE DISPLAY AUDIO SCREEN, HAS DRAWN A FEW QUESTIONS FROM CURIOUS CUSTOMERS. THIS ICON IS MEANT FOR FUTURE APPS THAT MAY BE DEVELOPED. AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE OR ANY PLANS TO DEVELOP THEM
ATS1702052017-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - ALTHOUGH SIMILAR, THE HONDALINK AND HONDALINK EV APPS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE APPLE APPS STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY ARE NOT THE SAME. FURTHERMORE, EACH APP APPLIES TO SPECIFIC MODELS.
APAS022320179012017-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 ACCORD V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NO-START CONDITION THAT REQUIRES THE 12V BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
AER17020B2017-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 ACCORD V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NO-START CONDITION THAT REQUIRES THE 12V BATTERY TO BE REPLACED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
ATS1610012017-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT WHEN PLUGGING THEIR IPHONES WITH IOS 10 INTO THE USB PORT AND SELECTING PANDORA FROM APPLE CARPLAY, PANDORA WON’T PLAY. FROM OUR INVESTIGATION, WE KNOW THIS IS A PANDORA ISSUE AND NOT SOMETHING RELATED TO THE AUDIO SYSTEM OR APPLE SOFTWARE.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. EMAIL REMINDER SENT TO OWNERS TO HAVE THE TRANMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED BEFORE AN UNEXPECTED TRANMISSION PROBLEM OR POSSIBLE REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE OCCURS.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER EMAIL - WE UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSY LIFESTYLE AND HOW INCONVENIENT IT WOULD BE IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS AN UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WOULD DISRUPT YOUR SCHEDULE. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU FOLLOW THE STEPS AND ADVICE IN THE VIDEO TO GET THIS IMPORTANT SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR YOUR VEHICLE. HONDA WILL PROVIDE THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE AT NO CHARGE TO YOU.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER LETTER - OUR RECORDS INDICATE YOUR TRANSMISSION'S SOFTWARE STILL NEEDS AN UPDATE. TO PREVENT PERMANENT DAMAGE AND AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HAVING YOUR VEHICLE UPDATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HONDA WILL UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER LETTER - OUR RECORDS INDICATE YOUR TRANSMISSION'S SOFTWARE STILL NEEDS AN UPDATE. TO PREVENT PERMANENT DAMAGE AND AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HAVING YOUR VEHICLE UPDATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HONDA WILL UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE.
ATS1610032017-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE IN YOUR SHOP FOR ANY OR ALL OF THESE ISSUES? • THE B5 (7.5 A) FUSE IN THE UNDER-DASH FUSE/RELAY BOX IS BLOWN. • THE ENGINE CRANKS, BUT IT WON’T START. • THE ENGINE STARTS, THEN IT STOPS. • THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BLANK. • THE REARVIEW MIRROR WON’T AUTOMATICALLY DIM. WE’RE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE THEM UNDER INVESTIGATION. ONE COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE ANY ONE OF THEM IS DAMAGE IN THE ROOF WIRE HARNESS. UNPLUG THE CONNECTOR FROM THE REARVIEW MIRROR, CAREFULLY PULL BACK THE HARNESS SHEATHING, AND CHECK IF ANY OF THE WIRES ARE CUT OR ARE PULLED OUT FROM THE CONNECTOR. IF SO, REPLACE THE HARNESS."
ATS1610032017-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE IN YOUR SHOP FOR ANY OR ALL OF THESE ISSUES? • THE NO. 5 METER (10 A) FUSE IN THE UNDER-DASH FUSE/RELAY BOX IS BLOWN. • THE ENGINE CRANKS, BUT IT WON’T START. • THE ENGINE STARTS, THEN STOPS. • THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BLANK. • THE REARVIEW MIRROR WON’T AUTOMATICALLY DIM. WE’RE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND CURRENTLY HAVE THEM UNDER INVESTIGATION."
ATS1607012016-12-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE’RE AWARE THAT WHEN DRIVING REGULARLY ON DIRT ROADS IN VERY DRY AND DUSTY CONDITIONS, THERE CAN BE REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF THE MIL COMING ON WITH DTC P2422 (EVAP CANISTER VENT SHUT VALVE STUCK CLOSED MALFUNCTION). WE’RE WORKING ON AN IMPROVED REPAIR METHOD THAT WE’LL BE POSTING IN AN UPDATED BULLETIN. IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU GET A NON-HYBRID ACCORD IN FOR THIS CONCERN, KEEP REDOING THE CURRENT S/B 15-010, MIL COMES ON WITH DTC P2422. IF IT’S AN ACCORD HYBRID (NON-PLUG-IN), REPLACE THE CANISTER SET AND CANISTER VENT TUBE. THESE ARE THE CURRENT REPAIR METHODS."
PUD - 2015-16 AC2016-12-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CUSTOMER LETTER - UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE SOFTWARE IN THE PCM CAUSES A LOW PRESSURE PROBLEM IN THE CVT. THIS MAY ALLOW THE BELT IN THE CVT TO SLIP. IF THE BELT SLIPS, YOU MAY SEE A SURGE IN RPM WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF THE BELT SLIPS LONG ENOUGH, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE DAMAGED, AND DTC P1890 WILL SET.

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