Honda Passport 2016–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ABOM01062023 · NHTSA communication 10229678 · issued Jan 6, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2023
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer Message - During development, the idle stop enable criteria was mis-set allowing idle stop to improperly engage while battery health is low. Under certain circumstances, after coming to a stop and engaging idle stop, the vehicle may not automatically restart. In most cases, the client can immediately restart the vehicle by selecting Park and pushing the Start button.
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.