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Honda Odyssey 2005–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-09-042 · NHTSA communication 10035005 · issued Oct 2, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005–2009
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Honda vehicle: damaged camshaft position sensor (cmp) causes the mil to come on with dtc p0344. Excessive camshaft end play causes the camshaft gear to damage the camshaft position (cmp) sensor. Replace the front camshaft, thrust cover, the cam gear, and the cmp sensor. *pe updated 3/27/12. *pe updated 10/11/12. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.