| Issue ID | 1463214 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11090273 |
| Manufacurer | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Brand | HONDA |
| Model | CR-V |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 26/04/18 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | April 26, 2018 i bought my wife's honda 2014 cr-v new in october of 2014. We are both quite happy with the car, with one significant exception. The tpms does not work. In 2014 honda changed their tpms from the conventional system which uses pressure sensors in the wheels. Instead, it compares the revolutions of the tires on the theory that a low tire will rotate faster than a normally inflated tire. This is a good idea in theory. However, in practice it does not work. The software must account for the fact that the tires do not rotate equally on turns. Also, slight (and accceptable) differences in pressure or tire wear will result in errors that the software must deal with. Honda issued tsb 14-006 in an attempt to remedy the problem, but if it has been applied to our car it has not worked. The tpms light on our cr-v is unreliable. It occasionally lights when the tires are ok, but has failed to indicate low or flat tires for us several times. My wife went to the dealer in prescott, az, this morning to ask whether tsb 14 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | YOUNG, AZ |
| VIN pattern | 5J6RM4H3XELXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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