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Service bulletin A09-010.V4

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 id10087883
Published by NHTSA2017-01-05
Manufacturer's numberA09-010.V4
Manufacturer's date2016-03-17
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR IF THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS DURING COLD START-UP.

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 ACCORD2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
HONDA CR-V2012, 2013
HONDA CROSSTOUR2012, 2013

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

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