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Honda Accord 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin ATS160901 · NHTSA communication 10086213 · issued Sep 17, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

"techline summary article - does the clock reset or show the wrong time? We re aware of this issue and have it under investigation. A bad chip in the audio unit may be the culprit. This chip works with the gps antenna, which sets the time. If the chip is bad, it won t accurately communicate with the gps satellites, causing the clock to reset or show the wrong time. This can be a tough issue to troubleshoot. The only fix for it is to replace the audio unit. Remanufactured units have been updated. In the near future, we ll be posting a service bulletin."

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.