Honda Odyssey 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ACA07212016901 · NHTSA communication 10084484 · issued Jul 21, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"dealer message - today, july 21, 2016, american honda temporarily suspended service bulletins 16-046, product update: software update for lock-up function and 16-052, warranty extension: 2011 12 odyssey torque converter from the service information system and vin inquiry due to concerns with software update vin database mismatches. The database is expected to be updated by the end of next week, at which time 16-046 and 16-052 will be reinstated on the service information system. Vehicles already updated or repaired under either bulletin will not require further action due to this change."
Vehicles covered
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.