TSB AAR12192025901 — Honda Manufacturer communication

AAR12192025901 is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for the Honda Accord, 2018–2022 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Dealer Message - Some customers have reported a pop-up message on the audio unit display stating: “Please insert USB drive containing valid software license file and press OK button.” When this message appears, the audio unit becomes unresponsive. The rear-view camera remains…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years AAR12192025901 names

VehicleModel years
Honda Accord 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Every document filed under AAR12192025901

Document IDFiledType
AAR12192025901 December 19, 2025 Manufacturer communication

What AAR12192025901 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB AAR12192025901?

AAR12192025901 is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by Honda, covering the Honda Accord across the 2018–2022 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Dealer Message - Some customers have reported a pop-up message on the audio unit display stating: “Please insert USB drive containing valid software license file and press OK button.” When this message appears, the audio unit becomes unresponsive. The rear-view camera remains…

Which vehicles does AAR12192025901 cover?

NHTSA's file names Honda Accord (2018–2022). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB AAR12192025901 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. AAR12192025901 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of AAR12192025901?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under AAR12192025901, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under AAR12192025901. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.