Honda Civic 2016–2022 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin ABOM05192023901 · NHTSA communication 10237023 · issued May 19, 2023

Technical service bulletin

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2016–2022

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Official summary

Dealer Message - Due to supplier process concerns, the A/C compressor may not have been manufactured to specifications. As a result, abnormal wearing of the rubber seal may occur causing gaps in the compressor shaft to develop allowing refrigerant to leak out.

Vehicles covered

2016 Honda Civic
2017 Honda Civic
2018 Honda Civic
2019 Honda Civic
2020 Honda Civic
2021 Honda Civic
2017 Honda CR-V
2018 Honda CR-V
2019 Honda CR-V
2020 Honda CR-V
2021 Honda CR-V
2022 Honda CR-V

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.