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Honda CR-V 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin APaS12142018901 · NHTSA communication 10152402 · issued Dec 14, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - In October American Honda announced a product update campaign for certain 2017-18 CR-V vehicles with the 1.5L turbo engine that were sold in certain cold-weather states: This product update addresses concerns related to engine oil dilution due to various control unit software/threshold settings. Do an iN VIN status inquiry to determine which vehicles in your inventory are affected.

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.