Honda Pilot 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ATS180309 · NHTSA communication 10133055 · issued Mar 26, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tech line summary article - Loose bulkhead cover latches and strikers can cause a grinding, rattle, flutter, buzz and/or vibration from the front of the vehicle when lightly accelerating with the engine speed under 2,000 rpm. This can also happen when shifting and may be mistaken for a torque converter shudder.
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.