Sounds like you're being lied to. Shop elsewhere.

 

That's the vibe I was getting but its free service for oil change and tire rotation for the next 5,000 miles or next year so I'll probably find a new mechanic after that.

 

If you have good tire wear and haven't done anything to knock your alignment out you don't need to do it once a year.

 

everything feels fine and tires are wearing evenly. I definitely passed on the alignment.

 

I recall a thread that explained the MM in a little more detail. If you don't let the MM get to 5% you won't see ALL the codes. Also resetting the MM without doing the actual maintenance showing in the code then you throw off the MM calculation for future Codes being displayed.
I drive my Hondas hard, with a fair amount of idling, cheap gas and minimum warm up time. I let the MM get to 5% or lower. When I bought my 2023 RL I got the maintenance package. Service advisor has told me that Honda schedule recommends this or that. I ask if it is covered, they say yes it is, so I let them do it. At 15k the said that they checked the alignment and it was ok.

 

I recall a thread that explained the MM in a little more detail. If you don't let the MM get to 5% you won't see ALL the codes. Also resetting the MM without doing the actual maintenance showing in the code then you throw off the MM calculation for future Codes being displayed.

15% is the often stated threshold for the MM. The MM does not know if the services were performed or not. Have not heard anyone say they did the maintenance by resetting the MM, but that would fall into the category of disconnecting the negative battery terminal to "fix" trouble codes and CEL's.

 

I'm just mostly confused about him telling me that the A6 service also called for front transfer case fluid when the manual clearly states that A6 is rear differential fluid transfer. I figured if both were due at the same time then I'd get code 3 and 6, not just 6. He seemed to imply 6 meant both rear and front and that 3 was transmission fluid (which he said I did not need transmission fluid replacement at this time).

 

So I take into dealer for service (because I have 2 years free oil changes and tire rotation)

If that is the Honda free service, I think it is limited to two oil changes within that two year time. If you get more than that for free, you have hit the jackpot.

 

I just had the third free oil change today so maybe that's why they did all the upselling lol.

 

Jcoley 3411,
I don't have the owners manual for your year RL but here's what DuckDuckGo AI said (for what it's worth);

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The A6 maintenance minder code for a 2024 Honda Ridgeline indicates that it's time for an oil change and filter replacement, as well as a drain and fill of the rear differential fluid. This code typically appears when the vehicle has reached a certain mileage or maintenance threshold.

IMHO, check your owners manual for the code(s) and stick with what ever the MM states... :-/