Service bulletin A16-005

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10099622
Published by NHTSA	2017-05-18
Manufacturer's number	A16-005
Manufacturer's date	2016-01-16
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - MULTIPLE INDICATORS COME ON WITH VSA DTC 81-1 (MODULATOR-CONTROL UNIT INTERNAL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) AND/OR VSA DTC 61-1 (MODULATOR-CONTROL UNIT POWER SOURCE CIRCUIT (IG) LOW VOLTAGE) SET. THIS RESULTS FROM VSA SOFTWARE SENSITIVITY TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
HONDA ODYSSEY	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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

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