Honda Pilot 2016–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ATS190101 · NHTSA communication 10152764 · issued Jan 22, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016–2019
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tech line summary article - We're getting reports of vehicles being stuck in ACCESSORY mode and unable to fully shut down. When this happens, the audio unit stays on, the ENGINE START/STOP button blinks, the gear position indicator doesn't show P, and the doors won't lock.
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.