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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| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. DEALER MESSAGE - Q&A FILE FOR 2016 PILOT FCAN BUS COMMUNICATION FAILURE NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL. |
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| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. DEALER MESSAGE - ON OCTOBER 15, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE ORDER AND SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 35,400 MODEL YEAR 2016 PILOT VEHICLES. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED Q&A FILE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS RELATED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL. |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA IS ANNOUNCING A PRODUCT UPDATE FOR 7,537 2016 PILOT VEHICLES TO UPDATE THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE. BASIC PROBLEM DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR, THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE MAY LOSE COMMUNICATION WITH THE HDS, OR THE ODOMETER MILEAGE MAY INCREASE WHEN THE OFF MODE IS SELECTED." |
| ATS151101 | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - REPLACEMENT TCMS DON’T COME WITH TRIM DATA. AFTER INSTALLATION, YOU NEED TO RUN A TEACH-IN (HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CHARACTERISTIC CALIBRATION) PROCEDURE WITH THE HDS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT A/T DTC P287C (TRANSMISSION ADAPTIVE VALUES NOT LEARNED) IS SET, WHICH PREVENTS TEACH-IN. |
| A15110H | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - CAN’T CLEAR MULTIPLE LOSS-OF-COMMUNICATION DTCS? THAT’S BECAUSE YOU MUST FIRST CLEAR ALL DTCS FROM THE TCM. IF THE TCM HAS ANY DTCS SET, IT WON’T COMMUNICATE WITH THE REST OF THE CONTROL UNITS, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE LOSS-OF-COMMUNICATION DTCS. |
| A15110F | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE IN YOUR SHOP WITH THE MIL ON, THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR BLINKING, AND A/T DTC P2638 (TORQUE FEEDBACK SIGNAL A RANGE/PERFORMANCE)? CHANCES ARE THE IDLE LEARN PROCEDURE WASN’T DONE RIGHT AT PDI. |
| ATS150901 | 2017-05-22. 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 - A15-072 | 2017-05-22. 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 - HONDA | 2017-05-22. 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. |
| A15-072 | 2017-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT THAT MAY CAUSE THE DISPLAY SCREEN TO GO BLANK AND THE UNIT TO STOP WORKING. THIS BULLETIN WILL BE REVISED IN THE FUTURE ONCE THE REPAIR PROCEDURE, TOOL INFORMATION, AND WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE. |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT DOOR ARE OR A LOOSE/DEFORMED WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. 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. |
| AER15100D | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT DOOR ARE OR A LOOSE/DEFORMED WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. 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. |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT DOOR ARE OR A LOOSE/DEFORMED WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. 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. QUALIFIERS AHM IS INTERESTED ONLY IF THE VEHICLE MEETS THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: MUST CONFIRM DEFORMED OR DISTORTED REAR LEFT 1. DOOR WEATHERSTRIP. 2. NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS OR REPAIRS RELATED TO THE REAR LEFT DOOR WEATHERSTRIP." |
| A-PAS-01072016-9 | 2017-05-19. 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." |
| AER16010A | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - 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. |
| AER15100D | 2017-05-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT DOOR ARE OR A LOOSE/DEFORMED WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. 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. |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT DOOR ARE OR A LOOSE/DEFORMED WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. 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. |
| A16010D | 2017-05-18. 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 - A15-072 | 2017-05-18. 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. |
| ODOMETER GAUGE | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. "DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA IS ANNOUNCING A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN 2016 PILOT VEHICLES AFFECTED BY SERVICE BULLETINS 15-073 AND 15-074. PLEASE CHECK VIN STATUS INQUIRY TO DETERMINE IF A VEHICLE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXTENSION. SERVICE BULLETIN 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, COVERS VEHICLES ELIGIBLE FOR THE FCAN BUS OFF NON-COMPLIANCE CONCERN. A SUBSET OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE ODOMETER PROBLEM AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR WARRANTY EXTENSION COVERAGE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL MILES POTENTIALLY ACCRUED DUE TO THE ERROR." |
| 2016 PILOT REAR | 2017-05-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEFT DOOR ARE OR A LOOSE/DEFORMED WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR LEFT DOOR. 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. |
| WE - A15-075 | 2017-05-17. 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." |
| A15-072 | 2017-05-17. 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. |
| A-PAS-03292016-9 | 2017-05-17. 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. |
| SUSPENSION NOISE | 2017-05-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS RATTLING OR CLUNKING. 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." |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.