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Honda CR-V 2002–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03044 · NHTSA communication 10003489 · issued Jul 29, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2002–2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Product update throttle cable. Contamination on the throttle drum can cause the throttle cable to move with the cruise control cable. If this happens when you cancel the cruise control function, the throttle cable can jump its track on the throttle drum, result in no throttle response. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.