Honda Odyssey 2016–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A23-023 · NHTSA communication 10232960 · issued Mar 1, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016–2023
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Bulletin - The engine will not crank on initial startup after precipitation and sub-freezing temperatures. Water can enter the starter motor, and when temperatures drop below freezing, the water will freeze inside the starter motor. This will prevent the starter from cranking the engine.
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Honda Odyssey
- 2019 Honda Odyssey
- 2019 Honda Passport
- 2020 Honda Passport
- 2021 Honda Passport
- 2022 Honda Passport
- 2016 Honda Pilot
- 2017 Honda Pilot
- 2018 Honda Pilot
- 2019 Honda Pilot
- 2020 Honda Pilot
- 2021 Honda Pilot
- 2022 Honda Pilot
- 2020 Honda Ridgeline
- 2021 Honda Ridgeline
- 2022 Honda Ridgeline
- 2023 Honda Ridgeline
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.