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Service bulletin ATS160717

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 id10087403
Published by NHTSA2016-12-28
Manufacturer's numberATS160717
Manufacturer's date2016-10-19
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

"TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - DOES THE ENGINE RATTLE AT STARTUP FOR ABOUT 1 TO 3 SECONDS? WHAT’S HAPPENING IS THE LOCK PIN INSIDE THE VTC ACTUATOR ISN’T HOLDING THE ACTUATOR PROPERLY. THIS LETS THE VANE TURN WITHIN THE HOUSING, CAUSING A SHORT RATTLE AT STARTUP. CURRENTLY THERE AREN’T ANY COUNTERMEASURES FOR THE MARKET, SO DO NOT REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR AT THIS TIME. IT’S VERY UNLIKELY THAT DOING SO WILL FIX THIS CONCERN."

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
HONDA ACCORD2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
HONDA CR-V2015, 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
17V3050002017-05-04. ENGINE
15V1210002015-03-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20150912015-02-27. 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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