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Honda Odyssey 2011–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin A13-081 · NHTSA communication 10136436 · issued May 4, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - The piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align which can lead to spark plug fouling. This can set DTCs P0301 No. 1 cylinder misfire detected, P0302 No. 2 cylinder misfire detected, P0303 No. 3 cylinder misfire detected, P0304 No. 4 cylinder misfire detected, 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.