2016 Honda Civic Technical Service Bulletins

327 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 Honda Civic. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10143690Jul 27, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civic CVTs with a condition of the axle seal leaking. To fully 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.
• 10143342Jul 9, 2018Engine, Equipment. Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civics with a customer complaint of excessive vibration and/or noise due to a broken side engine mount. The vibration can be felt through the steering wheel or floor at idle. The noise can be described as clunking or banging. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you…
• 10143341Jul 9, 2018Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civic CVTs with a condition of the axle seal leaking. To fully 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.
• 10143209Jul 9, 2018Steering, Engine cooling. Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civics with a customer complaint of excessive vibration and/or noise due to a broken side engine mount. The vibration can be felt through the steering wheel or floor at idle. The noise can be described as clunking or banging. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you…
• 10143208Jul 9, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civic CVTs with a condition of the axle seal leaking. To fully 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.
• 10142659Jun 25, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civic CVTs with a condition of the axle seal leaking. To fully 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.
• 10142634Jun 22, 2018Electrical system. Servicenews article - Got a vehicle with the message Requested Channel Not Available covering the SiriusXM preset icons? We?re aware of this issue and have it under investigation.
• 10139583May 31, 2018Engine cooling, Equipment. Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civics with a customer complaint of excessive vibration and/or noise due to a broken side engine mount. The vibration can be felt through the steering wheel or floor at idle. The noise can be described as clunking or banging. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you…
• 10139581May 31, 2018Suspension, Transmission and drivetrain. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civic CVTs with a condition of the axle seal leaking. To fully 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.
• 10142620May 10, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civic CVTs with a condition of the axle seal leaking. To fully 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.
• 10136416Apr 23, 2018Transmission and drivetrain. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civic CVTs with a condition of the axle seal leaking. To fully 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.
• 10135065Apr 21, 2018Fuel system. Service bulletin - Fuel leaks or overflows from the filler neck while refueling. The auto shut-off feature at the gas pump may be delayed and cause fuel to leak at the filler neck. The capless fuel shutter may also allow excess fuel to leak at the filler neck.
• 10135064Apr 21, 2018Fuel system. Service bulletin - The customer is unable to insert the fuel nozzle into the filler neck and fuel the vehicle in cold weather. Water or moisture has entered the fueling area and frozen the capless fuel shutter set in the fuel filler neck.
• 10134380Apr 14, 2018Fuel system. Service bulletin - Fuel leaks or overflows from the filler neck while refueling. The auto shut-off feature at the gas pump may be delayed and cause fuel to leak at the filler neck. The capless fuel shutter may also allow excess fuel to leak at the filler neck.
• 10133005Mar 8, 2018Equipment. Tech line summary article - Got a vehicle with the message Requested Channel Not Available covering the SiriusXM preset icons? We?re aware of this issue and have it under investigation.
• 10133018Mar 2, 2018Body and structure, Brakes. Customer letter - Our records indicate that a PRODUCT UPDATE has not been completed on this vehicle; refer to the address card for the affected VIN. The adhesive applied to the center high mount stop lamp cover on the rear window isn?t strong enough, and the cover may come loose and hang down.
• 10129802Feb 22, 2018Fuel system. Service bulletin - The auto shut-off feature at the gas pump may be delayed and cause fuel to leak at the filler neck. The capless fuel shutter may also allow excess fuel to leak at the filler neck.
• 10129801Feb 22, 2018Fuel system. Service bulletin - The customer is unable to insert the fuel nozzle into the filler neck and fuel the vehicle in cold weather. Water or moisture has entered the fueling area and frozen the capless fuel shutter set in the fuel filler neck.
• 10119583Oct 12, 2017Seats. Service bulletin - When a driver or front passenger enters the vehicle and rubs against the bolster, the seat foam folds and gets caught inside the seat frame.
• 10118561Oct 4, 2017Engine cooling. Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2018 Civics & 2017-2018 CR-Vs with a customer complaint of an oil leak. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
• 10117995Sep 7, 2017Fuel system. Tech line summary article - Some customers have claimed that while fueling their vehicles, fuel is spilling after the pump?s auto shut off activates. The amount of spilled fuel varies from a slight spill into the well around the filler neck to larger spills. We?re aware of this issue and are working toward a solution.
• 10117335Aug 23, 2017Electrical system. Tech line summary article - When looking at the Speed Dial list, are the voice tag icons missing from phone entries that were previously voice tagged? This seems to happen randomly and when it does, the voice-tagged entries aren't searchable using voice commands.
• 10115757Aug 3, 2017Steering. Service news article - To prevent damage during shipping, leather-wrapped steering wheels come with a protective plastic covering. The easiest way to remove it during PDI is to grab the covering with both hands near the top of the steering wheel and pull it toward you, like you see here. The covering comes right off.
• 10115170Jul 26, 2017Equipment. Service bulletin - There is a sensitive area on the touch screen display that may lead to random beeping and irregular operation of the touch screen display.
• 10116740Jul 7, 2017Equipment. Service bulletin - Popping or no sound from the speakers.
• 10116734Jun 29, 2017Equipment. Service bulletin - There is a sensitive area on the touch screen display that may lead to random beeping and irregular operation of the touch screen display. Update audio unit software using the audio-navigation system update device.
• 10116733Jun 29, 2017Electrical system. 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…
• 10116732Jun 27, 2017Transmission and drivetrain. Service bulletin - The vehicle will not come out of park, and will not crank and/or start. Additionally, multiple indicators are on with DTCs U0038 (TM-CAN Malfunction [TCM-PCM]) and sometimes U0101 (Lost Communication) stored. There is an internal malfunction with the transmission control module (TCM).
• 10108905Jun 23, 2017Equipment. Tech line summary article - The App Installer icon, listed under App List on the Display Audio screen, has drawn a few questions from curious customers. This icon is meant for future apps that may be developed. At this time, however, there are none available or any plans to develop them.
• 10108902Jun 23, 2017Equipment. Tech line summary article - You may get a customer with any of these Apple CarPlay or Android Auto concerns: ? The phone won't connect to the feature. ? The feature disconnects. ? A Device not found or Device not compatible message appears. ? Control of the feature is erratic.
• 10108901Jun 23, 2017Equipment. Tech line summary article - If a customer can't hear the navigation voice when using Apple Maps with Apple CarPlay, an adjustment to the navigation voice volume on the customer?s phone should take care of it. This is something the service advisor can handle right on the service drive, so unless this doesn't work, there's nothing a service tech needs to do.
• 10108881Jun 21, 2017Fuel system, Equipment. Service bulletin - Under a very specific hot restart, the customer may complain the vehicle makes a grinding or pump noise for about 2 seconds. Some may also describe it as a starter noise. A pressure control valve is vibrating in the CVT lower valve body on a hot restart.
• 10108888Jun 20, 2017Equipment. Service bulletin - There is a sensitive area on the touch screen display that may lead to random beeping and irregular operation of the touch screen display.
• 10108887Jun 20, 2017Back-over prevention (rear camera), Equipment, Electrical system. 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…
• 10108875Jun 14, 2017Equipment. Dealer message - You should have received a USB package to update the Audio System. The package shows that the USB is for Service Bulletins 16-096 and 16-098. These Service Bulletin numbers are incorrect. The correct Service Bulletin numbers are 17-048 and 17-049. Please write the correct Service Bulletin numbers on the USB package.
• 10108870Jun 14, 2017Equipment. Service bulletin - There is a sensitive area on the touch screen display that may lead to random beeping and irregular operation of the touch screen display.
• 10108869Jun 14, 2017Equipment, Back-over prevention (rear camera). 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…
• 10108866Jun 14, 2017Electrical system, Equipment. Service bulletin - This bulletin is replaced by S/B 17-048, Audio Unit Software Update.
• 10108757May 27, 2017Equipment. Service bulletin - The audio unit display goes blank, then returns to normal operation within a second. The audio unit display has an internal hardware problem.
• 10099543May 18, 2017Equipment. Attachment to aps01082016901.pdf.
• 10108406Apr 24, 2017Electrical system, Equipment. Followup notice - our records indicate that a product update has not been completed on this vehicle; refer to the address card for the affected vin. There is a software problem with the audio amplifier that causes no sound from the speakers when starting the vehicle. While the issue is intermittent, it is likely you will experience the issue at some point.
• 10108367Apr 12, 2017Body and structure. Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016 civic sedans with a customer complaint of a pronounced rattle noise coming from the rear tray while playing music with bass. To fully understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
• 10098862Apr 6, 2017Equipment. "techline summary article - if you get a vehicle in for any of these issues, replace the audio unit: • bluetooth® audio skips. • there’s no sound from apple carplay™ after connecting bluetooth®, then usb. • bluetooth® can’t be turned on. • bluetooth® turns off or disconnects by itself. • starting the engine causes bluetooth® to disconnect. • bluetooth® audio skips with incoming calls. • there are pairing problems…
• 10098848Apr 1, 2017Equipment. Techline summary article - when looking at the speed dial list, are the voice tag icons missing from phone entries that were previously voice tagged? This seems to happen randomly and when it does, the voice-tagged entries aren’t searchable using voice commands. We’re aware of this concern and have it under investigation.
• 10108300Mar 22, 2017Equipment. Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016 civic sedans with a customer complaint of a pronounced rattle noise coming from the rear tray while playing music with bass. To fully understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
• 10108297Mar 22, 2017Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. Service bulletin - under a very specific hot restart, the customer may complain the vehicle makes a grinding or pump noise for about 2 seconds. Some may also describe it as a starter noise. A pressure control valve is vibrating in the cvt lower valve body on a hot restart.
• 10108090Mar 2, 2017Equipment. Dealer message - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016 civic sedans with a customer complaint of a pronounced rattle noise coming from the rear tray while playing music with bass. To fully understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
• 10108081Mar 1, 2017Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Service bulletin - there is a surge or rpm fluctuation when travelling at highway speeds between 45–70 mph under light throttle. Incorrect learning values in the tcm software.
• 10108049Feb 28, 2017Exterior lighting, Body and structure. Engineering request for investigation - american honda (ahm) is investigating certain 2016 2-door civics with a customer complaint of the high mount stop light cover detaching or falling down. To fully understand the cause of this condition, ahm would like to collect specific information from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
• 10108056Feb 25, 2017Electrical system, Equipment. The app installer icon, listed under app list on the display audio screen, has drawn a few questions from curious customers. This icon is meant for future apps that may be developed. At this time, however, there are none available or any plans to develop them

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