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Honda Civic 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A17-048 · NHTSA communication 10219668 · issued Sep 8, 2022

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

Official summary

"Service bulletin - There is a problem with the audio unit software, which may lead to one or more of the following symptoms: ⠢ Bluetooth® Audio skips. ⠢ There is no sound from Apple CarPlay⠢ after connecting Bluetooth®, then USB. ⠢ Cannot turn on Bluetooth®. ⠢ Bluetooth® turns off or disconnects by itself. ⠢ Starting vehicle causes Bluetooth® to disconnect. ⠢ Bluetooth® Audio sound will skip when receiving phone calls. ⠢ There are pairing problems with Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®(HFL). ⠢ Pandora® does not play after HFL call ends. ⠢ GPS error code 1302 sets. ⠢ GPS

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.