Honda CR-V 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A16063 · NHTSA communication 10086081 · issued Aug 23, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2011–2015
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - the power tailgate won t open in temperatures near freezing or colder, but will open in warmer temperatures. The cause is the power tailgate outer handle switch doesn t work in cold weather.
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.