Service bulletin SB-09-042

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10035005
Published by NHTSA	2011-02-07
Manufacturer's number	SB-09-042
Manufacturer's date	2012-10-02
Replaces	SB-09-042-B
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

HONDA VEHICLE: DAMAGED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CMP) CAUSES THE MIL TO COME ON WITH DTC P0344. EXCESSIVE CAMSHAFT END PLAY CAUSES THE CAMSHAFT GEAR TO DAMAGE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR. REPLACE THE FRONT CAMSHAFT, THRUST COVER, THE CAM GEAR, AND THE CMP SENSOR. *PE UPDATED 3/27/12. *PE UPDATED 10/11/12. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Trouble codes named

P0344

Vehicles listed
HONDA ODYSSEY	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

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

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