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Honda Ridgeline 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin ENG REQ - AER131 · NHTSA communication 10129319 · issued May 29, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engineering request for investigation - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2012-2014 Ridgelines with a complaint of MIL on with the DTC P2101 (Throttle Control System Malfunction) stored. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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.