Honda bulletin ONL6BN09142023
What it saysOwner Notification Letter - On some 2022 Passport, Pilot, and Ridgeline vehicles, during the manufacturing process, the cover cap for the front blower motor may have been partially blocked. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Honda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 14, 2023, received Sep 21, 2023, about the engine. It names 3 model years (2022). A service bulletin 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 communicationOwner Notification Letter - On some 2022 Passport, Pilot, and Ridgeline vehicles, during the manufacturing process, the cover cap for the front blower motor may have been partially blocked. If this occurs, airflow may be restricted to the motor, which may cause the motor to overheat.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONL6BN09142023 | Service bulletin | Sep 14, 2023 | 10242571 | PDF, 110 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 themA 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 databaseOwners of the 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 357 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 74 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.
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 group27 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.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATI&05122026902 | Other | May 13, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with… |
| ATI&05122026901 | Other | May 13, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light… |
| ATI&04292026901 | Other | Apr 29, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2024-2026 Odysseys & Ridgelines and 2024-2025 Passports with… |
| ATI&04272026904 | Other | Apr 27, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light… |
| ATI&04132026905 | Other | Apr 13, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light… |
| ATI&01302026904 | Other | Jan 31, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light… |
| ATI&01142026905 | Other | Jan 14, 2026 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2025 Pilots with customer complaint of Check Engine Light… |
| ATI&10232025903 | Other | Oct 23, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023-2025 Pilots with a customer complaint of a no auto re-st… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Honda ONL6BN09142023 a recall?
No. A service bulletin 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 ONL6BN09142023 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 ONL6BN09142023 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2022 Honda Passport, 2022 Honda Pilot, 2022 Honda Ridgeline. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.