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Honda Accord 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin APaS04072020906 · NHTSA communication 10173884 · issued Apr 7, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016–2019
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2018-2019 Accords, 2016-2019 Civics & 2017-2019 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of an oil leak at the valve cover. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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.