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Honda Pilot 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin APaS04032018901 · NHTSA communication 10134506 · issued Apr 3, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co.(AHM) is investigating certain 2016 Pilots with a customer complaint of a no-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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.