{"nhtsa_id":10187290,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-02-18","date":"2021-02-09","document_id":"APaS02092021","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Dealer Message - We have noticed an unprecedented parts demand and number of warranty claims for the 2016-2020 Civic A/C compressors. The overwhelming majority of the compressors returned and analyzed have been proven to be LEAK FREE. Some compressor designs will allow for some oil seepage and/or red dust in the compressor clutch/shaft area. This is NORMAL for this compressor design (see pictures HERE).","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10187290-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10187290-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10187290","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"HONDA","model":"CIVIC","year_from":2016,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_honda_civic","2017_honda_civic","2018_honda_civic","2019_honda_civic","2020_honda_civic"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}