Honda Pilot 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Customer Letter · NHTSA communication 10119597 · issued Oct 13, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customer letter - On a limited number of 2016 Pilot vehicles, the 9-speed automatic transmission fluid (ATF) warmer may have been improperly manufactured and may allow the engine coolant and ATF to intermix. If the fluids mix, the engine and transmission may be permanently damaged and require replacement.
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.