# Service bulletin AER12040B

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10043934
- Published by NHTSA: 2012\-05\-02
- Manufacturer's number: AER12040B
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-01\-01
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

AMERICAN HONDA: SEE DOCUEMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. HEAD COVER GASKET LEAKS. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT PERTINENT INFORMATION AND/OR INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPAIR OF ANY KIND. \*JS

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Engine

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 HONDA CR\-V

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SB09010 ver4](/bulletins/10204263.md), 2021-12-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Rattles at Cold Start\-Up Supersedes 09\-010, dated March 3, 2015 to revise the information highlighted in yellow.
- [DOR\-M9J4S\-07](/bulletins/10177599.md), 2020-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. These SKUs are Exhaust Manifolds with Catalytic Converters. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory due to a loss of CARB certification. These SKUs can no longer be sold as they do not meet CARB standards, but parts on vehicles are not effected.
- [DOR\-M3J3F\-07](/bulletins/10177598.md), 2020-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. These SKUs are Exhaust Manifolds with Catalytic Converters. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory due to a loss of CARB certification. These SKUs can no longer be sold as they do not meet CARB standards, but parts on vehicles are not effected.
- [A12\-089](/bulletins/10158734.md), 2019-04-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service Bulletin \- American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2010\-11 CR\-V 2WD and 4WD to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first.
- [A12\-089](/bulletins/10152429.md), 2019-01-05, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. "Service bulletin \- American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2010\-11 CR\-V 2WD and 4WD to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first. The warranty extension does not apply to any vehicle that has ever been declared a total loss or sold for salvage by a financial institution or insurer, or has a branded, or similar tittle under any state's law."
- [Service Bulletin](/bulletins/10124256.md), 2017-12-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Service bulletin \- At cold start\-up, the engine rattles loudly for about 2 seconds. The variable valve timing control \(VTC\) actuator is defective.
- [Service Bulletin](/bulletins/10108791.md), 2017-07-31, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service bulletin \- Engine rattles at cold start\-up.
- [A12\-089](/bulletins/10108323.md), 2017-06-30, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN \- AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2010–11 CR\-V 2WD AND 4WD TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
- [A12\-089](/bulletins/10108161.md), 2017-06-29, Service bulletin: ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN \- AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2010–11 CR\-V 2WD AND 4WD TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
- [WE \- A12\-089](/bulletins/10100797.md), 2017-05-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN \- AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2010–11 CR\-V 2WD AND 4WD TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

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