# Service bulletin A16070D

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10084522
- Published by NHTSA: 2016\-11\-22
- Manufacturer's number: A16070D
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-07\-29
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

## NHTSA's summary

SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE \- IS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN LEAKING FROM A CRACK? CHANCES ARE YOUR CUSTOMER ACCIDENTLY RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT DROVE THE LOWER ENGINE COVER UP INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN. THE COVER’S FRONT CLIP, WHICH IS MADE OF METAL, CRACKED THE PAN FROM THE IMPACT. WHEN REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN, BE SURE TO REPLACE THE LOWER ENGINE COVER \(P/N 74110\-T2F\-A01\) AS WELL. THE REPLACEMENT LOWER ENGINE COVER ELIMINATES THE FRONT HOLE AND CLIP AND REPLACES THE METAL CLIP FOR THE SECOND HOLE WITH ONE MADE OF RESIN.

## 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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

## Vehicles listed

- 2016 HONDA ACCORD

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [A17\-017](/bulletins/10130032.md), 2018-03-13, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Service bulletin \- A judder from the torque converter lock\-up clutch may be felt while driving between 20 and 60 mph. The problem is typically diagnosed as a bad torque converter. American Honda investigated the judder and found that the torque converter was not causing the judder and the transmission is not damaged by this judder
- [A17\-017](/bulletins/10129795.md), 2018-03-12, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Service bulletin \- A judder from the torque converter lock\-up clutch may be felt while driving between 20 and 60 mph. The problem is typically diagnosed as a bad torque converter. American Honda investigated the judder and found that the torque converter was not causing the judder and the transmission is not damaged by this judder.
- [AVE02142018901](/bulletins/10129336.md), 2018-02-26, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Dealer message \- Every Service Bulletin requires you to take an HDS snap shot and use the job aid or Tech2Tech to confirm the judder/shudder is coming from the torque converter.
- [A17\-047](/bulletins/10122055.md), 2017-11-08, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Service bulletin \- When adjusting the height or tilt, the driver?s side power seat does not move or moves just a small amount and clicks loudly when doing it. The vertical transmission assembly \(VTA\) unit has a stripped internal gear.
- [A16\-002](/bulletins/10115802.md), 2017-08-25, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Service bulletin \- The starter grinds or spins at startup. The clearance between the starter motor gear and the torque converter ring gear is not optimal.
- [A17\-018](/bulletins/10108085.md), 2017-06-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. "SERVICE BULLETIN \- A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK\-UP CLUTCH MAY BE FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. AMERICAN HONDA INVESTIGATED THE JUDDER AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS NOT CAUSING THE JUDDER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DAMAGED BY THIS JUDDER."
- [A17\-017](/bulletins/10108084.md), 2017-06-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. "SERVICE BULLETIN \- A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK\-UP CLUTCH MAY BE FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. AMERICAN HONDA INVESTIGATED THE JUDDER AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS NOT CAUSING THE JUDDER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DAMAGED BY THIS JUDDER."
- [A16\-061](/bulletins/10108082.md), 2017-06-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. "SERVICE BULLETIN \- THIS BULLETIN IS REPLACED BY 17\-017, 2013–17 ACCORD: JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK\-UP CLUTCH ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS BULLETIN WERE SUPERSEDED TO 17\-017."
- [\(KC0,1\) CUSTOMER](/bulletins/10106903.md), 2017-06-19, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. EMAIL REMINDER SENT TO OWNERS TO HAVE THE TRANMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED BEFORE AN UNEXPECTED TRANMISSION PROBLEM OR POSSIBLE REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE OCCURS.
- [\(KC0,1\) CUSTOMER](/bulletins/10106821.md), 2017-06-16, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER EMAIL \- WE UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSY LIFESTYLE AND HOW INCONVENIENT IT WOULD BE IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS AN UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WOULD DISRUPT YOUR SCHEDULE. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU FOLLOW THE STEPS AND ADVICE IN THE VIDEO TO GET THIS IMPORTANT SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR YOUR VEHICLE. HONDA WILL PROVIDE THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE AT NO CHARGE TO YOU.

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