P061B on Honda vehicles
P061B is named on 6 Honda model years (2018–2022): 9 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Accord, CR-V.
Which Honda model years name P061B
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Honda Accord | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2018 Honda Accord | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2022 Honda Accord | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2021 Honda Accord | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2020 Honda Accord | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2018 Honda CR-V | Power Train | — | 1 |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Honda owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Towed to dealer where diagnostic codes P061B ecm/pcm internal malfunction (torgue calculation), c1870-00, u0401-68, u3003-s6 were seen
Honda filings that name P061B
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Honda filed with NHTSA whose summary names P061B. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- A21-078 Service bulletin2021-09-07 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTC P061B (PCM Internal Malfunction) is stored.
- A21-078 Service bulletin2021-10-06 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTC P061B (PCM Internal Malfunction) is stored.
- A21-078 Service bulletin2021-10-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling
- Service Bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTC P061B (PCM Internal Malfunction) is stored.
What P061B means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP061B sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Honda and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P061B a known problem on Honda vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 9 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming P061B on 6 Honda model years (2018–2022). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Honda models does P061B appear on most?
2019 Accord (3 documents), 2018 Accord (3 documents), 2022 Accord (1 document).
Does P061B on a Honda mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.