Honda bulletin A25-070
What it saysWhen the vehicle is put into reverse, the rear camera may display a black and white image. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Honda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 13, 2025, received Aug 21, 2025, about the electrical system. It names 4 model years (2022–2025). 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 communicationService Bulletin - When the vehicle is put into reverse, the rear camera may display a black and white image. This could occur intermittently, and can change between color display to a black and white display.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A25-070 | Service bulletin | Aug 13, 2025 | 11022035 | PDF, 967 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 0100A1 | Update the audio unit software | 0.3 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (12 pages), read Oct 4, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Honda’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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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 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,552 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 65 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
The contact owns a 2023 Honda Civic Type-R. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost motive and unintendedly decelerated. The contact stated that the vehicle regained normal functions shortly after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure.
2023 Honda Civic · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 31, 2025 · ODI 11639831
Adaptive Cruise Control will shut of randomly and for no reason. Must wait for it to re-engage Adaptive Cruise Control or power off/on vehicle. During this time the auto high-beam feature is not useable
2022 Honda Civic · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 5, 2022 · ODI 11450583
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group37 other manufacturer communications filed against the Honda Civic under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Honda list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8A050-T20-AA31 | Over-the-air update | Aug 31, 2026 | Over the Air System Updates - 2025 Civic Si: Software Update for Audio System software version 8A050-T20-AA31. |
| AATS30566 | Other | Apr 7, 2026 | Tech Line Summary - The vehicle's infotainment system displays previously viewed SMS messages upon each ignition cycle, when the customer's… |
| ATI&03252026907 | Other | Mar 25, 2026 | Dealer Message - American American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2022-2023 Civic LXs, Sports, EXs, EX-Ls or Tourings… |
| ATI&03172026902 | Other | Mar 17, 2026 | Dealer Message - American American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2022-2023 Civic LXs, Sports, EXs, EX-Ls or Tourings… |
| AA29051 | Other | Aug 4, 2025 | Tech Line - Customers may experience error code S001 with their audio unit. The vehicle may also have DTC B2B05-92 CAN Gateway error stored… |
| ATI&04152025902 | Other | Apr 15, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and Pilots with a customer complaint… |
| ATI&04012025904 | Other | Apr 1, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and Pilots with a customer complaint… |
| ATI&03032025903 | Other | Mar 4, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023-2025 Civics, CR-Vs and Pilots with a customer complaint… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Honda A25-070 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 A25-070 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 A25-070 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2025 Honda Civic, 2024 Honda Civic, 2023 Honda Civic, 2022 Honda Civic. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.