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Honda Odyssey 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin A17090D · NHTSA communication 10152739 · issued Jan 7, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
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2018
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1
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Servicenews Article - Is the hands-free access power tailgate not working or not working like it should? Before you start any heavy troubleshooting, make sure you're using the right motion to activate the hands-free access power tailgate control unit/sensor; it won't activate unless you do."

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.