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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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A160762016-12-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE LKAS DOES NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS DETECTED DESIGNATED LANE AND NO DTC IS STORED. THE FRONT MULTIPURPOSE CAMERA UNIT/RAIN SENSOR HARNESS IS NOT SECURED IN ITS CLIP, CAUSING THE CAMERA UNIT TO SHIFT OUT OF ITS NEUTRAL POSITION IN ITS BRACKET.
APAS091520169012016-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 CIVICS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF NO SOUND COMING FROM ANY SPEAKERS. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
A160222016-12-13. 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."
ATS1608012016-12-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. DEALER MESSAGE - IS THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT DETACHED FROM THE REAR WINDOW? WE’RE AWARE OF THIS CONCERN AND HAVE IT UNDER INVESTIGATION. IT APPEARS TO BE HEAT RELATED AND REAPPLYING THE ADHESIVE JUST PROVIDES A TEMPORARY FIX.
APAS083120169032016-12-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 CIVICS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF NO SOUND COMING FROM ANY SPEAKERS. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
APAS083120169012016-12-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 4-DOOR CIVICS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE REAR BUMPERS PEELING ALONG THE EDGE WHERE IT MEETS THE FENDER NEAR THE WHEEL WELL. 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.
ATS1608022016-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TECHLINE 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.
APAS081620169022016-11-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 4-DOOR CIVICS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE REAR BUMPERS PEELING ALONG THE EDGE WHERE IT MEETS THE FENDER NEAR THE WHEEL WELL. 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.
APAS081220169012016-11-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 CIVICS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF NO SOUND COMING FROM ANY SPEAKERS. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
A-PAS-07292016-92016-11-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 4-DOOR CIVICS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE REAR BUMPERS PEELING ALONG THE EDGE WHERE IT MEETS THE FENDER NEAR THE WHEEL WELL. 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.
ATS1607132016-11-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF THE BRAKE INDICATOR BLINKING AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO OFF AND APPLYING THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE. THERE MAY ALSO BE A DTC U3000-49 (ECU INTERNAL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) BEING SET. WHEN THE BRAKE INDICATOR BLINKS, IT MEANS THERE’S A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE PARKING BRAKE MAY HAVE NOT PROPERLY APPLIED.
ATS1607092016-11-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF THE A/C NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. FROM THEIR BASIC CHECKS, SERVICE TECHS ARE NOTICING THERE’S REFRIGERANT OIL ON THE RADIATOR FAN SHROUD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, INDICATING A LEAK. OUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SUCTION HOSE MAY BE RUBBING AGAINST THE BRACKET FOR THE EXPANSION TANK OUTLET PIPE. THIS RUBBING COMES FROM A VARIATION IN THE HOSE PROFILE. IF THE RUBBING IS SEVERE ENOUGH, IT COULD LEAD TO LEAKS."
APAS-051320169012016-11-07. 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_V22016-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - AUDIO UNIT SOFTWARE UPDATE USING THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION SYSTEM USB UPDATE DEVICE.
A16-0222016-11-04. 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.
A16-0362016-11-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE AUDIO UNIT DISPLAY HAS AN INTERNAL HARDWARE PROBLEM.
A16060B2016-10-26. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY/WIPER. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - IF THE AUTOMATIC INTERMITTENT WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THERE ARE SOME ITEMS TO BE TROUBLE SHOOTED PRIOR TO PART REPLACEMENT.
A16-0222016-10-26. 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.
DEN-K3Q5J-062016-08-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. THIS COMMUNICATION IS INFORMING HONDA OF A DELAMINATION ISSUES WITHIN AN I.C. PRODUCED BY NXP AND ASSEMBLED INTO AIRBAG SENSOR SUPPLIED BY DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. THIS DELAMINATION ISSUE MANIFESTS ITSELF AS AN OPEN CIRCUIT WITHIN THE SENSOR, CAUSING A DTC TO BE SET ON THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH A DECLARING “AIRBAG” LIGHT.
16-0172016-07-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Safety Recall: Piston Pin Snap Ring Inspection REVISION SUMMARY • Under INSPECTION PROCEDURE, a note and picture was added under step 16, and a note was added under step 19. • A new video about setting up the borescope and doing the snap ring inspection was added to the REPAIR PROCEDURE. BACKGROUND A small number of engines were produced with piston pin snap rings that may not be completely seated. If the snap ring is not completely seated, the piston pin can move from its original location in the piston, resulting in engine failure.
16-0202016-07-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
16-0192016-07-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
16-0282016-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
16-0092016-07-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
HONDA 20162016-06-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.