Service bulletins for the 2016 Honda Civic
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.
327 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| DLR-02-26-2016 | 2021-05-19. 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. |
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| JW8-16-001 | 2021-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. There is a software problem with the audio amplifier that causes no sound from the speakers when starting the vehicle. While the issue is intermittent, it is likely you will experience the issue at some point. |
| A19-027 | 2019-03-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Service Bulletin - Under certain circumstances, the vehicle may experience driveability issues, which may result in DTCs P0300 (random misfire detected), P0301 (No. 1 cylinder misfire detected), P0302 (No. 2 cylinder misfire detected), P0303 (No. 3 cylinder misfire detected), P0304 (No. 4 cylinder misfire detected), or P0172 (fuel system too rich) to set. |
| A18-137_V2 | 2019-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE. "Service bulletin - Under certain circumstances, the vehicle may experience driveability issues which may result in DTCs P0300 (random misfire detected), P0301 (No. 1 cylinder misfire detected), P0302 (No. 2 cylinder misfire detected), P0303 (No. 3 cylinder misfire detected), P0304 (No. 4 cylinder misfire detected), or P0172 (fuel system too rich)." |
| A18-137 | 2019-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "Service bulletin - Under certain circumstances, the vehicle may experience driveability issues which may result in DTCs P0300 (random misfire detected), P0301 (No. 1 cylinder misfire detected), P0302 (No. 2 cylinder misfire detected), P0303 (No. 3 cylinder misfire detected), P0304 (No. 4 cylinder misfire detected), or P0172 (fuel system too rich)." |
| ATS160802 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Tech line summary article - When looking at the Speed Dial list, are the voice tag icons missing from phone entries that were previously voice tagged? This seems to happen randomly and when it does, the voice-tagged entries aren't searchable using voice commands. |
| A17-049 | 2017-08-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service bulletin - There is a problem with the audio unit software, which may lead to one or more of the following symptoms: ? Bluetooth® Audio skips. ? There is no sound from Apple CarPlay? after connecting Bluetooth®, then USB. ? Cannot turn on Bluetooth®. ? Bluetooth® turns off or disconnects by itself. ? Starting vehicle causes Bluetooth® to disconnect. ? Bluetooth® Audio sound will skip when receiving phone calls. ? There are pairing problems with Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®(HFL). ? Pandora® does not play after HFL call ends. ? GPS error code 1302 sets. ? GPS initialization screen appears. ? GPS shows inaccurate vehicle location. ? Android Auto? will not play. ? Voice commands do not work. ? Error message SXM check tuner appears. ? System does not recognize ?SXM? in voice commands. ? Rear camera is stuck on in Park. ? Rear camera image does not display when transmission is shifted to Reverse. ? LaneWatch® image will not display. ? Audio power button does not work. ? Home screen does not display app icons. ? Screen locks and/or check tuner message appears. ? Clock does not match between audio display and dashboard meter. ? Incoming call screen stays on after ending the call. ? HFL voice repeats the ALPHABET. |
| A17-048 | 2017-07-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; BACK OVER PREVENTION. Service bulletin - There is a problem with the audio unit software, which may lead to one or more of the following symptoms: ? Bluetooth® Audio skips. ? There is no sound from Apple CarPlay? after connecting Bluetooth®, then USB. ? Cannot turn on Bluetooth®. ? Bluetooth® turns off or disconnects by itself. ? Starting vehicle causes Bluetooth® to disconnect. ? Bluetooth® Audio sound will skip when receiving phone calls. ? There are pairing problems with Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®(HFL). ? Pandora® does not play after HFL call ends. ? GPS error code 1302 sets. ? GPS initialization screen appears. ? GPS shows inaccurate vehicle location. ? Android Auto? will not play. ? Voice commands do not work. ? Error message SXM check tuner appears. ? System does not recognize ?SXM? in voice commands. ? Rear camera is stuck on in Park. ? Rear camera image does not display when transmission is shifted to Reverse. ? LaneWatch® image will not display. ? Audio power button does not work. ? Home screen does not display app icons. ? Screen locks and/or check tuner message appears. ? Clock does not match between audio display and dashboard meter. ? Incoming call screen stays on after ending the call. ? HFL voice repeats the ALPHABET. |
| A16-022 | 2017-07-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Service bulletin - This bulletin is replaced by S/B 17-048, Audio Unit Software Update. |
| FOLLOWUP NOTICE | 2017-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. FOLLOWUP NOTICE - OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT A PRODUCT UPDATE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE; REFER TO THE ADDRESS CARD FOR THE AFFECTED VIN. THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE AUDIO AMPLIFIER THAT CAUSES NO SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT, IT IS LIKELY YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE AT SOME POINT. |
| A16-028 | 2017-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SURGE OR RPM FLUCTUATION WHEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 45–70 MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE. INCORRECT LEARNING VALUES IN THE TCM SOFTWARE. |
| ATS170207 | 2017-06-28. 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 |
| ATS170205 | 2017-06-28. 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. |
| ATS161001 | 2017-06-19. 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. |
| A16-018 | 2017-06-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - BECAUSE OF CERTAIN KNOCK SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS, THE PCM MISINTERPRETS THE SENSOR’S SIGNALS AND SETS DTC P0326. UPDATE THE PGM-FI SOFTWARE TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION. |
| A-CA-01082016-90 | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. DEALER MESSAGE - AN ERROR IN THE POWER AMPLIFIER DSP (DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR) BOOT-UP SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE FAILED INITIALIZATION AT ENGINE START, RESULTING IN MUTED CONDITION AND NO AUDIO SOUND. |
| A16-001 | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE AUDIO AMPLIFIER THAT CAUSES NO SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS. |
| A17-007 | 2017-05-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE BRAKE INDICATOR IS BLINKING/ON STEADY; THE BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ON; THERE IS AN ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION INTERFACE. THE VSA MODULATOR-CONTROL UNIT HAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE SOFTWARE. |
| A16-028 | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - INCORRECT LEARNING VALUES IN THE TCM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE A SURGE OR RPM FLUCTUATION WHEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 45–70 MPH UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE. |
| A16022 | 2016-12-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: • BLUETOOTH® AUDIO SKIPS. • AUDIO ICON DOES NOT WORK. • GPS ERROR CODE 1302 SETS. • ERROR MESSAGE SXM CHECK TUNER APPEARS. • GPS INITIALIZATION SCREEN APPEARS. • REAR CAMERA IS STUCK ON IN PARK. • THERE ARE PAIRING PROBLEMS WITH BLUETOOTH® HANDSFREELINK®(HFL). • GPS SHOWS INACCURATE VEHICLE LOCATION. • REAR CAMERA DOES NOT DISPLAY. • THERE IS NO SOUND FROM APPLE CARPLAY™ AFTER CONNECTING BLUETOOTH®, THEN USB. • SYSTEM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE “SXM” IN VOICE COMMANDS. • PANDORA® DOES NOT PLAY AFTER HFL CALL ENDS. • VOICE COMMANDS DO NOT WORK. • ANDROID AUTO™ WILL NOT PLAY." |
| APAS-05132016901 | 2016-11-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. DEALER MESSAGE - BEFORE YOU START THE AUDIO UNIT UPDATE ON 16MY CIVIC (SB16-022), START THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE RUNNING DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS. |
| A16-022_V2 | 2016-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE USING THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION SYSTEM USB UPDATE DEVICE. |
| A16-022 | 2016-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE. AN AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE DEVICE WAS RECENTLY SENT TO DEALERS. THIS BULLETIN WILL BE REVISED IN THE FUTURE ONCE THE REPAIR PROCEDURE, TOOL INFORMATION, AND WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION ARE AVAILBLE. |
| A16-022 | 2016-10-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - JUNE 3, 2016 UPDATE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH BLUETOOTH, GPS, REAR CAMERA SYSTEM AND OTHER AUDIO UNIT RELATED FUNCTIONS. A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THESE CONDITIONS. |
| 16-028 | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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