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Honda Pilot 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin ATS160903 · NHTSA communication 10106834 · issued Jan 5, 2017

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

Official summary

Techline summary article - the seat heaters offer passengers some level of comfort in colder weather when the seats or inside cabin temperature are on the cool to cold side. But when it s warm outside and/or the inside cabin temperature is on the warm to hot side, they may not heat the seats above the inside cabin temperature, causing passengers to think there s something wrong with the seat heaters.

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.