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Honda Civic 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin ONL6C311012019 · NHTSA communication 10167735 · issued Nov 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Owner Notification Letter - This warranty only covers vehicles that have a defective air conditioning condenser installed at the factory. The A/C condenser was not manufactured to specification. As a result, tiny holes may develop in the condenser tube walls that allow refrigerant to leak out. The warranty will not apply to any vehicle that has leaking condenser due to foreign object damage.

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.