Honda bulletin APaS12022019902
What it saysDealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Honda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 2, 2019, received Dec 10, 2019, about the fuel/propulsion system. It names 24 model years (2016–2019). 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 communicationDealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2019 Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Odysseys, Pilots & Ridgelines with a customer complaint of fuel smell or leak from the fuel tank area. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APaS12022019902 | Service bulletin | Dec 2, 2019 | 10169062 | PDF, 45 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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2016 Honda Ridgeline.
A 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 23 model years this bulletin names have filed 19,466 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3,468 of them name Fuel/Propulsion 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.
On the 2018 Honda CR-V, the 245 owners who gave an odometer reading for Fuel/Propulsion System reported it at a median of 8,500 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
While refueling (at different gas stations and different pumps) the fuel nozzle becomes stuck in the cap less filler. Located in california, where the pumps have the vapor re-cycler. Don't know if that is causing the issue or not. This is while vehicle is stopped, engine off. Waited for 5 to 6 seconds as is called out in the manual.
2019 Honda CR-V · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Apr 11, 2019 · ODI 11195731
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V858000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
2018 Honda Civic · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Feb 13, 2025 · ODI 11642502
First 7,000 miles got 47 MPG, Honda did back up camera software update, and MPG dropped to 42, then 38, and now 34, on all the same types of driving. Electric engine hardly runs and not nearly as much as earlier. Seems to be related to the temperature, the colder the temperature, the lower the MPG
2018 Honda Accord · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Jan 30, 2019 · ODI 11173087
In depth: 2019 Honda Accord fuel system problems → · 2018 Honda Accord fuel system problems → · 2017 Honda Accord fuel system problems → · 2019 Honda CR-V fuel system problems →
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 fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group41 other manufacturer communications filed against these Honda models under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Honda list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A26-089 | Service bulletin | Aug 8, 2026 | Service Bulletin - To better manage engine temperatures, a PGM-FI update has been developed to optimize electric water pump operation. |
| A26-088 | Service bulletin | Aug 8, 2026 | Service Bulletin - To better manage engine temperatures, a PGM-FI update has been developed to optimize electric water pump operation. |
| A26-080 | Service bulletin | Aug 8, 2026 | Service Bulletin - To better manage engine temperatures, a PGM-FI update has been developed to optimize electric water pump operation. |
| AEBM07242026902 | Other | Jul 24, 2026 | Dealer Message - To help improve engine temperatures, a software update has been developed for the electric water pump to optimize its opera… |
| A26-083 | Service bulletin | Jul 10, 2026 | Service Bulletin - Customers may report intermittent surging or hesitation at low speeds during light-throttle acceleration, especially in h… |
| ATI&05182026904 | Other | May 19, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of the Malfun… |
| ATI&05042026901 | Other | May 5, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of the Malfun… |
| ATI&04172026903 | Other | Apr 17, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025-2026 Civic 2.0Ls with a customer complaint of the Malfun… |
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 APaS12022019902 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 APaS12022019902 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 APaS12022019902 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 24 model years: 2019 Honda Accord, 2018 Honda Accord, 2017 Honda Accord, 2016 Honda Accord, 2019 Honda CR-V, 2018 Honda CR-V and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.