Honda CR-V 2011–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A16-063 · NHTSA communication 10129413 · issued Jan 25, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2011–2017
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - The tailgate won?t open from the outside handle in temperatures near freezing or colder, but will open in warmer temperatures. There is an internal failure of the tailgate outer handle switch.
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.