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Honda Accord 2013–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A16020C · NHTSA communication 10106675 · issued Feb 10, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

"service news article - are you hearing a flapping or fluttering from the left rear of the vehicle when the vent position is set to floor/defrost, recirc is turned on, and the blower speed is set to at least three bars? This noise is coming from the fresh air vent that s behind the left corner of the rear bumper."

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.