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Honda Pilot 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin A18-121 · NHTSA communication 10149646 · issued Nov 6, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - The Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ® (HFL) system freezes after a phone call, and the stored voice tags are missing when the ignition is turned to ON. Some audio units are not updated to the latest software version.

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.