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Honda CR-V 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin A17040B · NHTSA communication 10108364 · issued Apr 12, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Trailer Hitches
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

"service news article - installing the accessory trailer hitch kit (p/n 08l92-tla-100)? It turns out that you ll also need to enlarge the four 14 mm holes in the vehicle frame to 18 mm so the hitch can properly mount to the frame. Here s the lowdown based on the installation instructions."

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.