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Service bulletins for the 2013 Honda Crosstour

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
A160122021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Rattles at Cold Start-Up
SB09010 ver32021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Rattles at Cold Start-Up Supersedes 09-010, dated March 3, 2015 to revise the information highlighted in yellow.
SB09010 ver42021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Rattles at Cold Start-Up Supersedes 09-010, dated March 3, 2015 to revise the information highlighted in yellow.
DLR MSG - RFV -2017-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2015 ACCORDS & CROSSTOURS WITH THE CUSTOMER REPORTING A NO START OR GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO START. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."
A16-0122017-06-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. SERVICE BULLETIN - AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THIS MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40° F. THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE.
A09-0102017-06-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE.
AER15070C2017-06-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ENGINEERING REQUEST - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2015 ACCORD V6S & CROSSTOUR V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOT STARTING OR GRINDING NOISE AT ENGINE START. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE IN CERTAIN CONDITION PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
DLR MSG - RFP -2017-06-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2015 ACCORD V6S & CROSSTOUR V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOT STARTING OR GRINDING NOISE AT ENGINE START. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE IN CERTAIN CONDITION PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
DLR MSG - RFV_RF2017-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN2013-2014ACCORD V6S & CROSSTOUR V6S WITHA CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOT STARTING OR GRINDING NOISE AT ENGINE START.TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2014 ACCORD V6S & CROSSTOUR V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOT STARTING OR GRINDING NOISE AT ENGINE START. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2014 ACCORD V6S & CROSSTOUR V6S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOT STARTING OR GRINDING NOISE AT ENGINE START. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
A15110E2017-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DOES THE ENGINE RATTLE AT COLD STARTUP FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS WHEN IT’S COLD OUTSIDE? CHANCES ARE THE VTC ACTUATOR IS THE CULPRIT. KEEP IN MIND SIMPLY REPLACING THE VTC ACTUATOR USING CURRENT PARTS STOCK WON’T FIX THIS RATTLE IF IT’S ONLY HEARD UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
ATS1503012017-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS ARTICLE REPLACES THE ONE POSTED IN SEPTEMBER 2015 TO EXTEND THAT ARTICLE’S SHELF LIFE. THE ISSUES COVERED ARE STILL BEING ADDRESSED. DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT MAKES AN ENGINE RATTLE FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS WHEN STARTED AFTER A COLD OVERNIGHT SOAK BELOW 32° F? THIS RATTLE IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE VTC ACTUATOR."
A16-0122017-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THIS MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40° F. REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION.
A09-010.V42017-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR IF THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS DURING COLD START-UP.
A09-010.V32017-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR IF THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS DURING COLD START-UP.
A16060H2016-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - WHILE DRIVING UNDER STEADY CRUISE (BETWEEN 30 AND 65 MPH) OR LIGHT ACCELERATION, DOES THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY RATTLE OR RUNS ROUGH WITH THE MIL BLINKING? SINCE THESE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO ACTIVATE VCM OPERATION, THE PROBABLE REASON FOR THESE SYMPTOMS IS STICKING VCM ROCKER ARMS.
SB-1022132013-11-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. HONDA: VEHICLES WITH MULTIMODEL VCM2 WOULD EXPERIENCE MISFIRE DUE TO ENGINE MISFIRE OF A FOULED PLUG AND A WARRANTY EXTENSION HAS BEEN ISSUED TO COVER REPAIRS. MODEL 2008-2013 ACCORD V6, CROSSTOUR V6, ODYSSEY, PILOT. *PE

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