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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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A17050C2017-07-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. Service news article - Are you looking at what seems to be a rear differential axle seal or pinion seal leak? Something to keep in mind: The actual culprit may be something loose or damaged above it. A loose or damaged fluid pressure sensor will drip rear differential fluid onto the axle seal. A loose fluid pressure check port will drip that fluid onto the pinion seal.
A16-0712017-07-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. Service bulletin - One or more window glass moves slowly while opening or closing. Additionally, if a window does move slowly, it is possible for the vehicle to unlearn the auto up/down feature on the driver's or front passenger's window. There is too much friction caused by the glass run channel.
APaS051820179012017-07-31. 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.
A17-0152017-07-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. 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 and the transmission is not damaged by this judder.
A17-0142017-07-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. 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 and the transmission is not damaged by this judder.
A16-0912017-07-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Service bulletin - All vehicles affected by this bulletin were superseded to 17-014.
A16-0212017-07-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. 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.
DLR MSG - RFV -2017-07-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016 Pilots 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.
FOLLOWUP NOTICE2017-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "FOLLOWUP NOTICE - OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT A PRODUCT UPDATE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE; REFER TO THE ADDRESS CARD FOR THE AFFECTED VIN. DURING MANUFACTURING, THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE INSTALLED DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATION AND THERE ARE TWO POTENTIAL ISSUES: • THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE ADDS MILEAGE TO THE ODOMETER WHEN THE OFF MODE IS SELECTED (TOURING AND ELITE ONLY). • THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH THE HDS OR MAY NOT TRANSFER THE ODOMETER MILEAGE AND MAINTENANCE MINDER INFORMATION WHEN REPLACING THE GAUGE CONTROL MODULE. THERE IS ONE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WILL REPAIR ONE OR BOTH OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR VEHICLE."
FOLLOWUP NOTICE2017-07-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FOLLOWUP NOTICE - OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT A PRODUCT UPDATE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE; REFER TO THE ADDRESS CARD FOR THE AFFECTED VIN. 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.
APAS042420179012017-06-30. 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.
AER17040A2017-06-30. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - 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.
A17-0192017-06-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE LOWER DOOR TRIM IS LOOSE. THE MOUNTING CLIPS HAVE LOW RETENTION FORCE.
APAS041220179012017-06-30. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE SEAT BOTTOM HEATER NOT WORKING. 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.
APAS032720179032017-06-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ENGINE. 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.
APAS032720179022017-06-30. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE SEAT BOTTOM HEATER NOT WORKING. 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.
AER17030C2017-06-30. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. ENGINEERING REQUEST - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016-2017 PILOTS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE SEAT BOTTOM HEATER NOT WORKING. 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.
APAS031620179022017-06-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. 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.
A16-0972017-06-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION SYSTEM THAT MAY CAUSE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: • AUDIO MAKES SKIPPING/HELICOPTER NOISE. • SCREEN GOES BLANK WHEN QUICKLY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AFTER START. • AUDIO-NAVIGATION SYSTEM REBOOTS. • USB AUDIO RESUMES AT BEGINNING OF SONG. • PRESETS ARE BLANK AT START. • VOLUME IS ERRATIC WHEN LANEWATCH® CAMERA IS ON AND VOLUME IS CHANGED ON SCREEN. • RES FREEZES. • ERROR MESSAGE CONTAINING EXTFRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED. • NAVIGATION SYSTEM DOES NOT PROPERLY INDICATE VEHICLE LOCATION."
APAS031020179022017-06-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 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.
A16-0972017-06-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITHIN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT THAT MAY CAUSE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: • AUDIO MAKES SKIPPING/HELICOPTER NOISE. • SCREEN GOES BLANK WHEN QUICKLY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AFTER START. • AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT REBOOTS. • USB AUDIO RESUMES AT BEGINNING OF SONG. • PRESETS ARE BLANK AT START. • VOLUME IS ERRATIC WHEN LANEWATCH® CAMERA IS ON AND VOLUME IS CHANGED ON SCREEN. • RES FREEZES. • ERROR MESSAGE CONTAINING EXTFRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED. • NAVIGATION SYSTEM DOES NOT PROPERLY INDICATE VEHICLE LOCATION."
ATS1702062017-06-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - IF THERE’S AN EVAP SYSTEM LEAK FROM THE FILLER NECK (DTC P0455 [EVAP SYSTEM LARGE LEAK DETECTED] OR P0456 [EVAP SYSTEM VERY SMALL LEAK DETECTED] IS SET), DON’T REPLACE THE FUEL FILL PIPE! INSTEAD, REPLACE THE MIS-FUEL INHIBIT DEVICE AND THE MAIN FLAP UNIT. HONDA PARTS STOCK CARRIES REPLACEMENT PARTS JUST FOR THIS PURPOSE.
ATS1702052017-06-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - ALTHOUGH SIMILAR, THE HONDALINK AND HONDALINK EV APPS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE APPLE APPS STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY ARE NOT THE SAME. FURTHERMORE, EACH APP APPLIES TO SPECIFIC MODELS.
APAS022320179022017-06-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 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.
A15-0472017-06-28. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELTS ARE TRAPPED UNDER THE THIRD ROW SEAT TRIM. INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, RELEASE THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELTS.

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