# Service bulletin A18070E

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10143161
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-07\-30
- Manufacturer's number: A18070E
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-07\-12
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

## NHTSA's summary

Servicenews article \- There are two types of 12\-volt batteries used in Honda vehicles today: the conventional flooded lead acid \(FLA\) battery and the absorbed glass mat \(AGM\) battery. Each battery type has its own uniquely tuned charging and battery management systems, therefore cannot be interchanged.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10143161-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10143161-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY
- 2016 to 2018 HONDA PILOT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [19V299000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V299000.md), 2019-04-12: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [A19\-071](/bulletins/10162451.md), 2019-07-11, Service bulletin: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). Service Bulletin \- Auto idle stop does not work. The PCM incorrectly calculates battery current, which prevents auto idle stop from working.
- [APaS04162019903](/bulletins/10159033.md), 2019-04-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Dealer Message \- American Honda Motor Co, Inc. \(AHM\) has been collecting batteries from certain models under certain conditions. If you have replaced an OEM battery on a qualified vehicle, please follow the procedure below.
- [APaS04162019902](/bulletins/10159032.md), 2019-04-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Dealer Message \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is interested in collecting batteries from multiple models. If you have replaced an OEM battery on a qualified vehicle, please follow the procedure below.
- [APaS04162019901](/bulletins/10159031.md), 2019-04-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Dealer Message \- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. \(AHM\) is interested in collecting batteries from multiple models. If you have replaced an OEM battery on a qualified vehicle, please follow the procedure below.
- [APaS11282018901](/bulletins/10150278.md), 2018-12-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co, Inc. \(AHM\) has been collecting batteries from certain models under certain conditions. If you have replaced an OEM battery on a qualified vehicle, please follow the procedure below. Qualifiers: AHM is collecting if the vehicle meets the following requirements this time:"
- [APaS11132018903](/bulletins/10149638.md), 2018-11-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co.\(AHM\) is investigating certain 2016 Pilots with a customer complaint of a no\-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [APaS10022018903](/bulletins/10145436.md), 2018-10-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co.\(AHM\) is investigating certain 2016 Pilots with a customer complaint of a no\-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [APaS08312018904](/bulletins/10144380.md), 2018-09-17, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co.\(AHM\) is investigating certain 2016 Pilots with a customer complaint of a no\-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [APaS07272018906](/bulletins/10143693.md), 2018-08-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co.\(AHM\) is investigating certain 2016 Pilots with a customer complaint of a no\-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
- [APaS07092018905](/bulletins/10143343.md), 2018-08-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Dealer message \- American Honda Motor Co.\(AHM\) is investigating certain 2016 Pilots with a customer complaint of a no\-start condition that requires the 12V battery to be replaced. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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