Honda Pilot 2009–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10128544 · issued Jul 30, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009–2013
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - American Honda is announcing a powertrain warranty extension as a result of a settlement of a class action captioned, Soto et al .v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-1377-SI (N.D. Cal.). The piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align which can lead to spark plug fouling. This can set DTCs P0301 through P0304 and cause the MIL to come on.
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.