Honda Pilot 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ATS160905 · NHTSA communication 10106836 · issued Jan 5, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
"techline summary article - some customers have reported that when opening the tailgate after it rains they re getting doused with a stream of water while standing under it. We re aware of this issue and have it under investigation. If the water is streaming down along the sides of the tailgate, it s normal. The tailgate is designed to do this."
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.