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Honda Pilot 2016technical 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.