Honda Civic 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ABOM01312019901 · NHTSA communication 10152769 · issued Jan 31, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Dealer message - American Honda has previously announced product update campaigns for certain 2016-18 Civic and 2017-18 CR-V vehicles with the 1.5L turbo engine for engine oil dilution. Repair Update The AC control unit replacement procedure has been changed to a software reflash procedure. On February 1, 2019, revisions to service bulletins 18-114, 2017-18 CR-V Software Update and A/C Control Unit Update and 18-137, Product Update 2016-18 Civic Software and AC Control Unit Update, will be posted to the Service Information System (SIS) to reflect this change."
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.