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Honda Civic 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin ATS161101 · NHTSA communication 10100124 · issued Nov 1, 2016

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

Official summary

"techline summary article - do you have a vehicle in your shop because of this issue? The starter won t crank the engine, and/or the vehicle won t shift out of park. Multiple indicators are lit on the instrument panel, and dtc u0038 (tm-can malfunction [tcm-pcm]) and u0101 (gauge control module lost communication with a/t) are set. There s no communication with the transmission. We currently have this issue under investigation. So far, we ve found the root cause is the tcm."

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.