Service bulletin 16-003

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10088683
Published by NHTSA	2017-01-13
Manufacturer's number	16-003
Manufacturer's date	2016-01-23
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - THE TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT WAS NOT PROPERLY CALCULATED INTO THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) ON THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL. THIS CAN CREATE A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS THE INDICATED GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
HONDA ODYSSEY	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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

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