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Honda Pilot 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-12-031 · NHTSA communication 10045241 · issued May 19, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Honda: on certain vehicles, engine does not start after cranking, or will stumbles before idling, or takes longer than usual to start. Its an intermittent issue. *pe

Vehicles covered

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.