Honda bulletin A22080B
What it saysServicenews article - If you are inspecting an HR-V and notice oil residue on the A/C condenser, it's not always an indication that the condenser is leaking refrigerant. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Honda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 25, 2022, received Sep 9, 2022, about the visibility/wiper. It names 7 model years (2016–2022). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationServicenews article - If you are inspecting an HR-V and notice oil residue on the A/C condenser, it's not always an indication that the condenser is leaking refrigerant. The source of oil residue can potentially come from other components.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A22080B | Service bulletin | Aug 25, 2022 | 10219534 | PDF, 441 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 7 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,007 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
Honda Hr-V rear camera cannot see in the absolute dark causing a safety hazard backing up. In the daytime it's fine but on a dark street absent of lights all you see is a white-out blizzard on screen when in reverse.. Spoke to Honda service as well as Honda hq and they tell me that's all they can do. No night vision
2018 Honda HR-V · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Nov 10, 2018 · ODI 11150691
I was driving about 65mph on the freeway at about 4:00pm on monday, february 27, 2017 when the moonroof suddenly exploded. The glass blew outward and a large chunk flew back into traffic behind. No object struck the glass
2016 Honda HR-V · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Mar 26, 2017 · ODI 10968540
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group40 other manufacturer communications filed against the Honda HR-V under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Honda list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATI&08212026902 | Other | Aug 21, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A… |
| ATI&08102026901 | Other | Aug 11, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics and HR-Vs with a customer complaint of the A… |
| ATI&07202026902 | Other | Jul 21, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics, CR-Vs and HR-Vs with a customer complaint o… |
| ATI&06092026902 | Other | Jun 9, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics, CR-Vs and HR-Vs with a customer complaint o… |
| ATI&05272026901 | Other | May 27, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Civics, CR-Vs and HR-Vs with a customer complaint o… |
| ATI&04062026902 | Other | Apr 6, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer c… |
| ATI&03232026901 | Other | Mar 23, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer c… |
| ATI&03062026904 | Other | Mar 6, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and 2024-2026 HR-Vs with a customer c… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Honda, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Honda A22080B a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the A22080B repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Honda warranty extension on file lists the ones Honda has filed.
Which vehicles does A22080B cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 7 model years: 2022 Honda HR-V, 2021 Honda HR-V, 2020 Honda HR-V, 2019 Honda HR-V, 2018 Honda HR-V, 2017 Honda HR-V and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.