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Service bulletin A18-040

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 id10139552
Published by NHTSA2018-06-11
Manufacturer's numberA18-040
Manufacturer's date2018-05-18
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin - The roof molding front end caps become loose and lift away from roof panel. The roof molding front end caps are not held on securely.

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

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
HONDA PILOT2016, 2017, 2018
HONDA RIDGELINE2017, 2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20262752026-06-04. Structure
26V3650002026-06-04. SUSPENSION:REAR; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
21V9320002021-11-29. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
20217252021-11-25. Structure
20204412020-09-17. Accessories
18V8480002018-11-28. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

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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