Honda Pilot 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A18060H · NHTSA communication 10142635 · issued Jun 22, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Servicenews 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.