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Service bulletin DLR MSG - HONDA

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 id10100611
Published by NHTSA2017-05-24
Manufacturer's numberDLR MSG - HONDA
Manufacturer's date2015-10-16
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

"DEALER MESSAGE - YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETYRECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 35,400 MODEL YEAR 2016 PILOT VEHICLES DUE TOSOFTWARE ISSUES THAT MAY CAUSE DIFFERENT ERRORS IN THE COMBI METER ASSEMBLY. ANY NEW OR USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICEBULLETIN, 15-073, NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL: GAUGE CONTROL MODULE – FCAN BUS OFF . REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TODETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. EXPECTS TO BEGININITIAL CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION IN LATE NOVEMBER 2015."

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

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
HONDA PILOT2016

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

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