Service bulletin A-13-075

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10053384
Published by NHTSA	2013-10-23
Manufacturer's number	A-13-075
Manufacturer's date	2013-09-05
NHTSA component	ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

HONDA: SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH PISTONS THAT MAY POSSIBLY BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE PISTON FAILURE PROMPTING A SAFETY RECALL. *JS

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
HONDA ODYSSEY	2013
HONDA PILOT	2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
13V382000	2013-08-27. ENGINE

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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