diff --git a/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java b/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java
index e66a46249ff11..2dba1d5bc2571 100644
--- a/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/CarSystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/car/CarStatusBar.java
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ public class CarStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
         mHvacController.connectToCarService();
 
         CarSystemUIFactory factory = SystemUIFactory.getInstance();
-        mCarFacetButtonController = factory.getCarDependencyComponent()
-                .getCarFacetButtonController();
         mDeviceProvisionedController = Dependency.get(DeviceProvisionedController.class);
         mDeviceIsProvisioned = mDeviceProvisionedController.isDeviceProvisioned();
         if (!mDeviceIsProvisioned) {
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ public class CarStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
 
     /**
      * Remove all content from navbars and rebuild them. Used to allow for different nav bars
-     * before and after the device is provisioned
+     * before and after the device is provisioned. . Also for change of density and font size.
      */
     private void restartNavBars() {
         // remove and reattach all hvac components such that we don't keep a reference to unused
@@ -253,6 +251,9 @@ public class CarStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
         super.makeStatusBarView();
         mHvacController = new HvacController(mContext);
 
+        CarSystemUIFactory factory = SystemUIFactory.getInstance();
+        mCarFacetButtonController = factory.getCarDependencyComponent()
+            .getCarFacetButtonController();
         mNotificationPanelBackground = getDefaultWallpaper();
         mScrimController.setScrimBehindDrawable(mNotificationPanelBackground);
 
@@ -589,6 +590,7 @@ public class CarStatusBar extends StatusBar implements
     @Override
     public void onDensityOrFontScaleChanged() {
         super.onDensityOrFontScaleChanged();
+        restartNavBars();
         // Need to update the background on density changed in case the change was due to night
         // mode.
         mNotificationPanelBackground = getDefaultWallpaper();