Honda Odyssey 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10129826 · issued Feb 13, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2011–2013
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - The driver?s seat heater turns off by itself within seconds of being turned on. An open circuit caused by a broken seat-back heater element causes the seat heater to shut off.
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.