Honda CR-V 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DLR MSG - Honda · NHTSA communication 10118173 · issued Nov 8, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer message - Today, November 8, 2014, American Honda is announcing a product update for 116,272 2012 CR-V vehicles. The product update addresses issues with the battery management system. The battery management system may misinterpret state-of-charge (SOC) information if the vehicle is left sitting for an extended period of time, which can cause the system to fail to charge the battery. If the condition persists, the SOC may fall below a level sufficient to start the engine.
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.