Service bulletin 05162005

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10016300
Published by NHTSA	2005-09-07
Manufacturer's number	05162005
Manufacturer's date	2005-05-16
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

CHASSIS-MULTIPLE VSA, VTM-4, PGM-FI DTCS-IF G302 IS LOOSE OR NOT MAKING GOOD CONTACT BECAUSE OF PAINT, ETC., IT CAN CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT OR TOTAL LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE THREE UNITS. *SC

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
HONDA ODYSSEY	2005
HONDA PILOT	2005

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V132000	2005-04-05. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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AJA48014	2017-01-05. Service bulletin. "JOB AID - DO YOU HAVE AN ODYSSEY IN YOUR SHOP THAT HAS A POWER SLIDING DOOR THAT WON’T OPEN OR CLOSE BY USING THE FOLLOWING? • POWER SLIDING DOOR MAIN SWITCH ON THE DASH • KEYLESS TRANSMITTER • B-PILLAR SWITCH (IF EQUIPPED) • EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE CONNECT THE HDS TO THE VEHICLE. USING THE INFORMATION FROM THE POWER SLIDING DOOR DATA LIST, FOLLOW THE STEPS IN THE FLOWCHART BELOW TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM."
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