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Honda Civic 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin A18-001 · NHTSA communication 10141166 · issued Jun 9, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - There is a problem with the audio/audio-navigation unit software, which may lead to one or more of the following symptoms: ? Audio unit does not connect to last known phone ? Home screen background color changes after factory reset ? Home screen defaults to standard setting after factory data reset ? Unknown Host Exception message appears ? Phone function screen crashes ? Private mode is shown on the meter when making phone calls ? Check Tuner message appears on Sirius XM screen ? Unable to switch music source ? Bluetooth® Audio still playing when receiving calls ? Navigatio

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.