Honda Accord 2018–2022 — technical 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.
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.