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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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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."
ATS1607102017-05-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - IF THE IGNITION INTERMITTENTLY WON’T TURN TO OFF OR IT JUST TURNS TO ACCESSORY, YOU CAN WIND UP WITH A DEAD BATTERY. IF YOU GET A VEHICLE IN FOR THIS CONCERN, CONTACT TECH LINE FOR REPAIR INFO. A SERVICE BULLETIN WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.
ATS1612012017-05-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TECH LINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER WITH THE MIL ON. SERVICE TECHS ARE SEEING DTC P0369 (CMP SENSOR CIRCUIT INTERMITTENT INTERRUPTION) AND SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE CAMSHAFT END PLAY. FROM OUR INVESTIGATION, WE’VE FOUND THAT THE CAMSHAFT THRUST COVER SURFACE ROUGHNESS IS OUT OF SPEC. TO REDUCE END PLAY, SOME TECHS ARE REPLACING THE CAMSHAFT THRUST COVER. BUT EVENTUALLY, THE CAMSHAFT WILL JUST MACHINE THE THRUST COVER AGAIN, RESULTING IN FURTHER EXCESSIVE END PLAY.
A16120B2017-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "SERVICENEWS ARTICLE - IN A 9-SPEED A/T, THE ATF LEVEL IS CRITICAL. IF IT’S TOO HIGH, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SHIFT HARD. IF IT’S TOO LOW, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SLIP. THIS TRANSMISSION ALSO DOESN’T USE A DIPSTICK. TO CHECK THE ATF LEVEL, YOU NEED TO RUN A SPECIAL PROCEDURE. ALTHOUGH IT’S COVERED IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION, WE’RE INCLUDING IT IN THIS ARTICLE ALONG WITH SOME TIPS TO HELP ENSURE YOU’RE DOING THE JOB RIGHT."
A17010D2017-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). "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."
A16-0132017-05-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A CHIRPING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS MAKING A CHIRP. NOTE: THIS NOISE DOES NOT IMPACT PUMP, ENGINE FUNCTION, OR RELIABILITY."
ATS1612012017-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF REDUCED ENGINE POWER WITH THE MIL ON. SERVICE TECHS ARE SEEING DTC P0369 (CMP SENSOR CIRCUIT INTERMITTENT INTERRUPTION) AND SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE CAMSHAFT END PLAY.
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.
APAS040420179012017-05-11. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 PILOTS & 2017 RIDGELINE WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE FRONT DRIVER’S AND/OR THE PASSENGER’S WINDOW SLOW TO OPEN/CLOSE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.
DEN-K3Q5J-062017-02-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. THIS COMMUNICATION IS INFORMING HONDA OF A DELAMINATION ISSUES WITHIN AN I.C. PRODUCED BY NXP AND ASSEMBLED INTO AIRBAG SENSOR SUPPLIED BY DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. THIS DELAMINATION ISSUE MANIFESTS ITSELF AS AN OPEN CIRCUIT WITHIN THE SENSOR, CAUSING A DTC TO BE SET ON THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH A DECLARING “AIRBAG” LIGHT.
16-0082017-01-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS. AMERICAN HONDA HAS MADE SEVERAL SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE 2016 PILOT.
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-01-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT BEARING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS HOWLING OR MOANING. 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.
A-PAS-02162016-92017-01-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT BEARING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS HOWLING OR MOANING. 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.
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.
A16-0132017-01-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A CHIRPING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP. REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION.
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.
A16030B2017-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICENEWS ARTICLE - WHEN LANEWATCH CAMERA AIMING IS COMPLETE, THE ANDROID DISPLAY AUDIO (ADA) SCREEN SHOULD SWITCH BACK TO THE LANEWATCH CAMERA VIEW. HOWEVER, DUE TO A BUG IN THE AUDIO/AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT, THE SCREEN MAY GO BLANK AND THE UNIT MAY LOCK UP INSTEAD.
A16-0092017-01-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE SERVICE MANUAL IS MISSING THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES FOR THE MAIN FLAP UNIT.
A16-0912017-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH MAY BE FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. AMERICAN HONDA INVESTIGATED THE JUDDER AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS NOT CAUSING THE JUDDER; RATHER, IT WAS CAUSED BY DETERIORATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DETERIORATES QUICKER THAN EXPECTED WHEN IT IS EXPOSED TO INTERMITTENT HIGH HEAT LOADS UNDER SPECIFIC DRIVING CONDITIONS.
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.
ATS1607082016-12-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - IS THE PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF SUNSHADE BINDING, SAGGING, OR BUNCHING? IF SO, REPLACE IT. THE REPLACEMENT SUNSHADE HAS BEEN COUNTERMEASURED NOT TO DO THIS.
A160872016-12-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE TRANSMISSION END COVER LEAKS ON VEHICLES WITH A 9-SPEED A/T. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TRANSMISSION END COVER SEALING GASKET WAS TORN.
ATS1609052016-12-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE AFTER IT RAINS THEY’RE GETTING DOUSED WITH A STREAM OF WATER WHILE STANDING UNDER IT. WE’RE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAVE IT UNDER INVESTIGATION.
A160762016-12-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE LKAS DOES NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS DETECTED DESIGNATED LANE AND NO DTC IS STORED. THE FRONT MULTIPURPOSE CAMERA UNIT/RAIN SENSOR HARNESS IS NOT SECURED IN ITS CLIP, CAUSING THE CAMERA UNIT TO SHIFT OUT OF ITS NEUTRAL POSITION IN ITS BRACKET.

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