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Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin A18-090 · NHTSA communication 10166784 · issued Oct 17, 2019

Technical service bulletin
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Official summary

Service Bulletin - There is a software problem in the PCM, which may cause the MIL to come on with DTC P26A3 (electric water valve malfunction), DTC P100C (electric VTC motor speed signal circuit malfunction) and/or P0010 (variable valve timing control [VTC] malfunction).

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.