Honda CR-V 2017–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ABOM12052018901 · NHTSA communication 10151673 · issued Dec 5, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer message - On October 22nd, American Honda announced a product update campaign for certain 2017-18 CR-V vehicles with the 1.5L turbo engine that were sold in the following cold-weather states: Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. This product update addresses concerns related to engine oil dilution due to various control unit software / threshold settings.
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.