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Honda CR-V 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 181201 · NHTSA communication 627299 · issued Dec 18, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may emit smoke from the exhaust during pre delivery inspection. *slc

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.