Honda CR-V 2002–2004 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11162004 · NHTSA communication 10014512 · issued Nov 16, 2004

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Power Train

component

2002–2004

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Harsh 3-2- and or 2-1 downshift. *eh

Vehicles covered

2002 Honda CR-V
2003 Honda CR-V
2004 Honda CR-V
2003 Honda Element
2004 Honda Element

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.