Service bulletin DLR MSG - RFV -

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	10115747
Published by NHTSA	2017-08-25
Manufacturer's number	DLR MSG - RFV -
Manufacturer's date	2015-01-20
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2009-2013 Pilots with a complaint of vibration when braking, and the technician found the front lower control arm compliance bushings need to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this occurrence, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
HONDA PILOT	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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

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