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Service bulletins for the 2016 Honda CR-V

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.

85 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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A18-0722018-07-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; ENGINE. Service bulletin - When cold-starting the engine and shifting to Reverse, the engine stalls in the first 10 to 14 seconds. There is too much oil clearance between the input and stator shafts, which allows ATF to drain out of torque converter during extend off periods. During a cold start, when the torque converter is refilled, air gets trapped in the torque converter. This applies the lock up clutch, which stalls the engine.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). EMAIL REMINDER SENT TO OWNERS TO HAVE THE TRANMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED BEFORE AN UNEXPECTED TRANMISSION PROBLEM OR POSSIBLE REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE OCCURS.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER EMAIL - WE UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSY LIFESTYLE AND HOW INCONVENIENT IT WOULD BE IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS AN UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WOULD DISRUPT YOUR SCHEDULE. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU FOLLOW THE STEPS AND ADVICE IN THE VIDEO TO GET THIS IMPORTANT SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR YOUR VEHICLE. HONDA WILL PROVIDE THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE AT NO CHARGE TO YOU.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER LETTER - OUR RECORDS INDICATE YOUR TRANSMISSION'S SOFTWARE STILL NEEDS AN UPDATE. TO PREVENT PERMANENT DAMAGE AND AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HAVING YOUR VEHICLE UPDATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HONDA WILL UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE.
(KC0,1) CUSTOMER2017-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER LETTER - OUR RECORDS INDICATE YOUR TRANSMISSION'S SOFTWARE STILL NEEDS AN UPDATE. TO PREVENT PERMANENT DAMAGE AND AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HAVING YOUR VEHICLE UPDATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HONDA WILL UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE.
PUD - 2015-16 CR2016-12-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CUSTOMER LETTER - UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE SOFTWARE IN THE PCM CAUSES A LOW PRESSURE PROBLEM IN THE CVT. THIS MAY ALLOW THE BELT IN THE CVT TO SLIP. IF THE BELT SLIPS, YOU MAY SEE A SURGE IN RPM WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF THE BELT SLIPS LONG ENOUGH, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE DAMAGED, AND DTC P1890 WILL SET.
A160532016-12-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE BULLETIN - AN INCORRECT LEARNING VALUE IN THE PCM MAY CAUSE A PRESSURE PROBLEM IN THE CVT UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING A SURGE IN RPM BECAUSE THE CVT BELT SLIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND EVENTUALLY SETTING DTC P1890 (CVT SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM).
ACA080320169022016-11-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, AUGUST 3, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR, CO., INC. IS ANNOUNCING A PRODUCT UPDATE FOR MODEL YEAR 2015-16 HONDA ACCORD AND CR-V VEHICLES TO ADDRESS INCORRECT CVT OPERATION AND DTC P1890. AN INCORRECT LEARNING VALUE IN THE PCM MAY CAUSE A PRESSURE PROBLEM IN THE CVT UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING A SURGE IN RPM BECAUSE THE CVT BELT SLIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WILL EVENTUALLY SET DTC P1890 (CVT SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM).
A160532016-11-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SERVICE BULLETIN - AN INCORRECT LEARNING VALUE IN THE PCM MAY CAUSE A PRESSURE PROBLEM IN THE CVT UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING A SURGE IN RPM BECAUSE THE CVT BELT SLIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, EVENTUALLY SETTING DTC P1890 (CVT SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM). DEPENDING ON IF DTC P1890 IS SET OR NOT, UPDATE THE PGM-FI SOFTWARE OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND UPDATE THE PGM-FI SOFTWARE.
A16070C2016-11-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICENEWS ARTICLE - DURING CVT REPLACEMENT, MAKE SURE YOU FILL THE REPLACEMENT CVT TO THE PROPER FLUID LEVEL WITH HONDA GENUINE HCF-2. IF YOU DON’T, YOU COULD WIND UP WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND A COMEBACK. A CVT WITH LOW FLUID WILL MAKE PUMP NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.