Honda Crosstour 2013–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A16-012 · NHTSA communication 10108046 · issued Feb 23, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2013–2015
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - at cold start-up, the engine rattles loudly for about 2 seconds. This may be intermittent and occurs when the outside temperature is below 40° f. The variable valve timing control (vtc) actuator is defective.
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.