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Service bulletin A16-035

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10084521
Published by NHTSA2016-11-22
Manufacturer's numberA16-035
Manufacturer's date2016-07-23
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - A CREAK IS HEARD FROM THE BASE OF THE B-PILLAR WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN SURFACES OR DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. THE SHEET METAL HAS A TOUCH POINT DEEP WITHIN THE BASE OF THE B-PILLAR. TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION, SEPARATE THE SHEET METAL AT THE TOUCH POINT AT THE B-PILLAR ON AFFECTED SIDE ONLY.

The document

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Components

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
HONDA ODYSSEY2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V8760002025-12-17. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:

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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