TSB DOR-M9Y6F-06 — Honda Service bulletin
DOR-M9Y6F-06 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Honda Pilot, 2009–2012 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. These 2 SKUs are Front Left/Front Right lower control arms. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball stud nuts with undersized flanges. Stud nuts with undersized flanges may cause the control arm ball stud to slip through the knuckle…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years DOR-M9Y6F-06 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Pilot | 2009, 2012 |
Every document filed under DOR-M9Y6F-06
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DOR-M9Y6F-06 | April 6, 2018 | Service bulletin |
What DOR-M9Y6F-06 covers
Suspension — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB DOR-M9Y6F-06?
DOR-M9Y6F-06 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Honda, covering the Honda Pilot across the 2009–2012 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: These 2 SKUs are Front Left/Front Right lower control arms. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball stud nuts with undersized flanges. Stud nuts with undersized flanges may cause the control arm ball stud to slip through the knuckle…
Which vehicles does DOR-M9Y6F-06 cover?
NHTSA's file names Honda Pilot (2009, 2012). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB DOR-M9Y6F-06 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. DOR-M9Y6F-06 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of DOR-M9Y6F-06?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under DOR-M9Y6F-06, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under DOR-M9Y6F-06. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.