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Service bulletin 161000

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 id615783
Published by NHTSA2001-01-30
Manufacturer's number161000
Manufacturer's date2000-10-16
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING THE FRONT BALANCE SHAFT RETAINER PRODUCT UPDATE. *TT

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
HONDA ODYSSEY1995, 1996, 1997
HONDA PRELUDE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

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