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Service bulletins for the 2016 Honda Pilot

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.

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

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A15-0722017-06-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT THAT MAY CAUSE THE DISPLAY SCREEN, INCLUDING ANY VIDEO IMAGES, TO GO BLANK AND THE UNIT TO STOP WORKING.
HONDA - 2016 PIL2017-06-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. PDI AND FINAL DELIVERY CHECKLIST
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-06-21. Service bulletin. WHEELS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "DEALER MESSAGE - THE 2016 PILOT OWNER’S MANUAL INCLUDED ON THE OWNER INFORMATION CD AND THE PDI CHECKLIST BOOK, CONTAIN AN INCORRECT WHEEL TORQUE SPECIFICATION. SERVICE REPAIR INFORMATION ON SIS FOR THE 2016PILOT IS CORRECT. THE CORRECT VALUE IS 94LBF·FT (127N·M, 13 KGF·M)."
DLR MSG - RFV -2017-06-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE ANDROID DISPLAY AUDIO SCREEN GOING BLANK AND IS INOPERATIVE EVEN AFTER A KEY CYCLE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE IN A SPECIFIC CONDITION PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."
ATS1610022017-06-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - SOME CUSTOMERS WITH SAMSUNG/ANDROID SMARTPHONES HAVE REPORTED THAT WHILE PLAYING PANDORA THROUGH HFL, A NO DEVICE CONNECTED MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY AUDIO SCREEN AND PANDORA STOPS WORKING. FROM OUR INVESTIGATION, WE KNOW THIS IS A PANDORA/AUDIO UNIT/AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT ISSUE.
A17010D2017-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); EQUIPMENT. "SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS MULTIPLE INDICATORS ON OR WON’T GO INTO GEAR AND THE MIL IS ON WITH A/T DTC P26C3 (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR PERFORMANCE)? THERE MAY BE DEBRIS IN THE REVERSE OR NEUTRAL SHIFT BUTTONS OF THE SHIFT BY WIRE (SBW) SHIFTER ASSEMBLY THAT’S CAUSING THEM TO STICK. TYPICAL DEBRIS ARE PARTICLES IN THE REVERSE SHIFT BUTTON OR STICKY RESIDUE IN THE NEUTRAL SHIFT BUTTON FROM SOMETHING THAT SPILLED."
APAS011220179012017-06-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE AUTOMATIC IDLE STOP INOPERABLE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
ATS1608022017-06-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WHEN LOOKING AT THE SPEED DIAL LIST, ARE THE VOICE TAG ICONS MISSING FROM PHONE ENTRIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY VOICE TAGGED? THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND WHEN IT DOES, THE VOICE-TAGGED ENTRIES AREN’T SEARCHABLE USING VOICE COMMANDS.
A15-0732017-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. "SERVICE BULLETIN - DURING MANUFACTURING, THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE INSTALLED DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATION. THIS BULLETIN COVERS A NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL, A PRODUCT UPDATE, AND A SERVICE REPAIR ALL RESULTING FROM THE FAULTY SOFTWARE AND REMEDIED BY THE SOFTWARE UPDATE: NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL: GAUGE CONTROL MODULE - THERE IS A SOFTWARE BUG AFFECTING THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE. WHEN THE SYSTEM EXPERIENCES AN FCAN BUS OFF, THE SYSTEM INDICATORS ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER DO NOT TURN ON AND THE GAUGE NEEDLES DO NOT RETURN TO HOME POSITION. AS A RESULT, AFFECTED VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. PRODUCT UPDATE: ODOMETER MILEAGE – THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE ADDS MILEAGE TO THE ODOMETER EACH TIME THE ON MODE IS SELECTED. AUTO DOOR LOCK SETTINGS – WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED TO OFF, THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE CLEARS THE AUTO DOOR LOCK PERSONALIZED SETTINGS AND RESETS THEM TO THE DEFAULT FACTORY SETTINGS."
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-05-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "DEALER MESSAGE - YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETYRECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 35,400 MODEL YEAR 2016 PILOT VEHICLES DUE TOSOFTWARE ISSUES THAT MAY CAUSE DIFFERENT ERRORS IN THE COMBI METER ASSEMBLY. ANY NEW OR USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICEBULLETIN, 15-073, NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL: GAUGE CONTROL MODULE – FCAN BUS OFF . REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TODETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. EXPECTS TO BEGININITIAL CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION IN LATE NOVEMBER 2015."
A15110C2017-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SERVICE BULLETIN - ENTERING THE AUDIO SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC MODE ON AN ANDROID DISPLAY AUDIO TAKES A LITTLE MORE PRECISE TIMING THAN WHAT YOU MIGHT BE USED TO. ONCE THE AUDIO UNIT OR AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT IS FULLY BOOTED UP, YOU NEED TO SELECT AND HOLD THE POWER, MENU, AND DISPLAY MODE ICONS AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME UNTIL THE SELECT DIAGNOSIS ITEMS MENU COMES UP.
ATS1509012017-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "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. ARE YOU READING A DTC B121E (CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TOUCH CONTROL PANEL) ON THE HDS AND YOU CAN’T FIND ANYTHING IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION TO HELP YOU TROUBLESHOOT IT? JUST USE THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE FOR DTC U0180 (LOST COMMUNICATION WITH AUTO L/T); IT’S THE ONE YOU WANT."
PU - A15-0722017-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT THAT MAY CAUSE THE DISPLAY SCREEN, INCLUDING ANY VIDEO IMAGES, TO GO BLANK AND THE UNIT TO STOP WORKING.
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-05-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. DEALER MESSAGE - DURING THE SHUTDOWN PROCESS, THE AUDIO/NAVI SYSTEM MAY ENTER INTO AN INFINITE LOOP THAT THE FAIL-SAFE MECHANISM CANNOT BREAK OUT OF. IF THIS OCCURS, THE DISPLAY WILL APPEAR BLANK, BUT THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROCESS THE LOOP, EVENTUALLY DRAINING THE BATTERY.
A16010D2017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLES - ONEPACK VIDEOS PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFO ON MARKET QUALITY ISSUES RELATING TO NEW MODEL RELEASES. IN CASE YOU’VE MISSED ANY OF THEM, OR YOU’D JUST LIKE TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON SOME OF THEIR DETAILS, YOU CAN WATCH THEM ANY TIME FROM THE VIDEO LIBRARY ON THE IN.
PU - A15-0722017-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT THAT MAY CAUSE THE DISPLAY SCREEN, INCLUDING ANY VIDEO IMAGES, TO GO BLANK AND THE UNIT TO STOP WORKING.
WE - A15-0752017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO BULLETINS THAT APPLY TO AN ODOMETER OVERSTATEMENT ISSUE: S/B 15-073, NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL: GAUGE CONTROL MODULE – FCAN BUS OFF, PRODUCT UPDATE: GAUGE CONTROL MODULE – ODOMETER MILEAGE, GAUGE CONTROL MODULE - AUTO DOOR LOCK SETTINGS RESETS S/B 15-074, PRODUCT UPDATE: GAUGE CONTROL MODULE – ODOMETER MILEAGE AND THE HDS DOES NOT COMMUNICATE THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE ADDS MILEAGE TO THE ODOMETER WHEN THE OFF MODE IS SELECTED. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IN S/B 15-073 AND 15-074 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE AND MILEAGE IS NO LONGER ADDED ONCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE IS APPLIED. TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE, THE WARRANTY IS BEING EXTENDED 12,000 MILES FOR EACH WARRANTY. SEE WARRANTY MILEAGE INFORMATION. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE WARRANTY TIME."
A15-0722017-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT THAT MAY CAUSE THE DISPLAY SCREEN, INCLUDING ANY VIDEO IMAGES, TO GO BLANK AND THE UNIT TO STOP WORKING.
ATS1611032017-05-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE IN YOUR SHOP FOR ANY OF THESE ISSUES? • WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM POSITION IS INCORRECT. • WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE AUDIO UNIT PRESETS ARE BLANK (THERE’S NO TEXT IN THE BOXES). • WHEN PLAYING THE AUDIO UNIT WITH THE NEURAL (SURROUND SOUND) SETTING TURNED ON, YOU HEAR A NOISE FROM THE SPEAKERS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER HOVERING OR A CD SKIPPING."
ATS1608022017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WHEN LOOKING AT THE SPEED DIAL LIST, ARE THE VOICE TAG ICONS MISSING FROM PHONE ENTRIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY VOICE TAGGED? THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND WHEN IT DOES, THE VOICE-TAGGED ENTRIES AREN’T SEARCHABLE USING VOICE COMMANDS. WE’RE AWARE OF THIS CONCERN AND HAVE IT UNDER INVESTIGATION.
A16-0302017-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE SERVICE INFORMATION IS MISSING THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES FOR DTC B121E (CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TOUCH CONTROL PANEL). DTC B121E WAS MISTAKENLY ASSIGNED TO THIS VEHICLE AND DOES NOT APPLY. FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, USE THE PROCEDURES FOR DTC U0180 (LOST COMMUNICATION WITH AUTOMATIC LIGHTING CONTROL UNIT/SENSOR).
A16-0212017-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SERVICE BULLETIN - CERTAIN UNITS HAVE ROOF MOLDING RETAINING CLIPS THAT ARE SPREAD TOO FAR APART. IN HIGH CROSSWINDS, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MOLDING MAY DETACH.
ATS1509012017-01-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - ARE YOU READING A DTC B121E (CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT LOST COMMUNICATION WITH TOUCH CONTROL PANEL) ON THE HDS AND YOU CAN’T FIND ANYTHING IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION TO HELP YOU TROUBLESHOOT IT? JUST USE THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE FOR DTC U0180 (LOST COMMUNICATION WITH AUTO L/T); IT’S THE ONE YOU WANT.
A16-0092017-01-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE SERVICE MANUAL IS MISSING THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES FOR THE MAIN FLAP UNIT.
ATS1610022016-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - SOME CUSTOMERS WITH SAMSUNG/ANDROID SMARTPHONES HAVE REPORTED THAT WHILE PLAYING PANDORA THROUGH HFL, A NO DEVICE CONNECTED MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY AUDIO SCREEN AND PANDORA STOPS WORKING. FROM OUR INVESTIGATION, WE KNOW THIS IS A PANDORA/AUDIO UNIT/AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT ISSUE.

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