Honda Odyssey 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A16052 · NHTSA communication 10084761 · issued Aug 2, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"service bulletin - there is a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch felt while driving between 20 45 mph. To minimize the possibility for the judder to occur, a software update for the transmission is available. Additionally, the transmission fluid will be replaced. To increase customer confidence, american honda is extending the warranty on the torque converter in affected vehicles to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 105,000 miles, whichever comes first."
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.