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Honda bulletin ATI&05212025902

What it saysDealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Honda filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated May 21, 2025, received Jun 5, 2025, about the engine. It names 12 model years (2023–2025). A manufacturer communication is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023-2025 Odysseys, Passports, Pilots, and Ridgelines with a customer complaint of a no auto re-start condition after going into an auto idle stop. The push button ignition may or may not restart the engine. To better understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

Kind Other Manufacturer date May 21, 2025 Received by NHTSA Jun 5, 2025 Components Engine

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
ATI&05212025902OtherMay 21, 202511019246PDF, 54 KB

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 12 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,589 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 450 of them name Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

Car wouldn't go more than 25-30 miles/hour and rpm was at 5-6, had to use blinkers on highway. Luckily there weren't any injuries, i was scared of the situation as I was travelling with my toddler and newborn. After reaching home, car wouldn't reverse. I had shutdown and started the car multiple times before i could reverse.

2023 Honda Pilot · Engine · filed with NHTSA Sep 27, 2023 · ODI 11546998

Three times now since buying my van about 6 months ago brand new, I come to a stop light, the engine turns off, but then it won't come back on when the light turns green. I have had to put my hazards on while I frantically push the start button multiple times. Eventually it will start up but takes 1-2 minutes.

2025 Honda Odyssey · Engine · filed with NHTSA Oct 6, 2025 · ODI 11691626

The contact owns a 2025 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that the engine was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed however, the dealer found no failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure.

2025 Honda Ridgeline · Engine · filed with NHTSA Sep 8, 2025 · ODI 11685615

In depth: 2025 Honda Odyssey engine problems → · 2024 Honda Odyssey engine problems →

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the engine

Source: same model, same component group

37 other manufacturer communications filed against these Honda models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Honda list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
ATI&05122026902OtherMay 13, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with…
ATI&05122026901OtherMay 13, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light…
ATI&04292026901OtherApr 29, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with…
ATI&04272026904OtherApr 27, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light…
ATI&04132026905OtherApr 13, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light…
A26-001Service bulletinFeb 1, 2026Service Bulletin - The piston ring function deteriorates due to ring low wear toughness and sticking from sludge. Oil adheres to the spark p…
ATI&01302026904OtherJan 31, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light…
ATI&01142026905OtherJan 14, 2026Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light…

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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Honda, by the number printed on the letter.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Honda ATI&05212025902 a recall?

No. A manufacturer communication is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the ATI&05212025902 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Honda warranty extension on file lists the ones Honda has filed.

Which vehicles does ATI&05212025902 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 12 model years: 2025 Honda Odyssey, 2024 Honda Odyssey, 2023 Honda Odyssey, 2025 Honda Passport, 2024 Honda Passport, 2023 Honda Passport and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.