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Honda Accord 2018–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin A26-068 · NHTSA communication 11036326 · issued Aug 21, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2022
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service Bulletin - On certain 2018-2022 Accord and 2018-22 Accord Hybrid vehicles equipped with the Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto software upgrade, a programming issue within the Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto software may cause an invalid "License Authentication Error" message to appear on the display audio screen after approximately 1,500 ignition ON/OFF cycles.

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.