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Honda Pilot 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A16-030 · NHTSA communication 10088181 · issued Mar 23, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - the service information is missing the troubleshooting procedures for dtc b121e (climate control unit lost communication with touch control panel). Dtc b121e was mistakenly assigned to this vehicle and does not apply. For troubleshooting, use the procedures for dtc u0180 (lost communication with automatic lighting control unit/sensor).

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.