Service bulletin A09-010

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	10108045
Published by NHTSA	2017-06-28
Manufacturer's number	A09-010
Manufacturer's date	2017-02-25
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE.

The document

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Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
HONDA CR-V	2012, 2013
HONDA CROSSTOUR	2012, 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V501000	2012-10-16. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

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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