TSB ONL6A506122023 — Honda Service bulletin
ONL6A506122023 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Honda Civic, 2016–2019 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Owner Notification Letter - Due to a new North America regulation that introduced a new refrigerant and oil requirement, the compressor shaft seal may leak. The new refrigerant and oil may cause swelling of the compressor shaft seal. The swelling may lead to abnormal wearing of…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years ONL6A506122023 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Every document filed under ONL6A506122023
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ONL6A506122023 | June 12, 2023 | Service bulletin |
What ONL6A506122023 covers
Visibility & wipers — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB ONL6A506122023?
ONL6A506122023 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Honda, covering the Honda Civic across the 2016–2019 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Owner Notification Letter - Due to a new North America regulation that introduced a new refrigerant and oil requirement, the compressor shaft seal may leak. The new refrigerant and oil may cause swelling of the compressor shaft seal. The swelling may lead to abnormal wearing of…
Which vehicles does ONL6A506122023 cover?
NHTSA's file names Honda Civic (2016–2019). 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 ONL6A506122023 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. ONL6A506122023 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 ONL6A506122023?
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 ONL6A506122023, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
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 ONL6A506122023. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.