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Honda Civic 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin ATS160904 · NHTSA communication 10086567 · issued Sep 28, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Techline summary article - some customers have claimed that while fueling their vehicles, fuel is spilling after the pump s auto shut off activates. The amount of spilled fuel varies from a slight spill into the well around the filler neck to larger spills. We re aware of this issue and are working toward a solution.

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.