Honda Accord 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin DEN-K3Q5J-06 · NHTSA communication 10078580 · issued May 5, 2016

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Air Bags

component

2015–2016

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

This communication is informing honda of a delamination issues within an i.c. Produced by nxp and assembled into airbag sensor supplied by denso international america, inc. This delamination issue manifests itself as an open circuit within the sensor, causing a dtc to be set on the vehicle along with a declaring airbag light.

Vehicles covered

2015 Honda Accord
2016 Honda Accord
2015 Honda Accord Hybrid
2016 Honda Accord Hybrid
2015 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid
2016 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid
2015 Honda CB300F
2016 Honda CB300F
2015 Honda CB500
2016 Honda CB500
2015 Honda CBR1000S
2016 Honda CBR1000S
2015 Honda CBR300R
2016 Honda CBR300R
2015 Honda CBR500
2016 Honda CBR500
2015 Honda CBR600
2016 Honda CBR600
2015 Honda CBR650
2015 Honda CBR650F
2016 Honda CBR650F
2015 Honda Civic
2016 Honda Civic
2015 Honda Civic Hybrid
2016 Honda Civic Hybrid
2015 Honda CRF250L
2016 Honda CRF250L
2015 Honda Crosstour
2016 Honda Crosstour
2015 Honda CR-V
2016 Honda CR-V
2015 Honda CR-Z
2016 Honda CR-Z
2015 Honda CR-Z Hybrid
2016 Honda CR-Z Hybrid
2015 Honda CTX700
2016 Honda CTX700
2015 Honda FCX
2016 Honda FCX
2015 Honda Fit
2016 Honda Fit
2015 Honda GL1800
2016 Honda GL1800
2015 Honda GL1800B
2016 Honda GL1800B
2015 Honda GROM125
2016 Honda GROM125
2016 Honda HR-V
2015 Honda Insight
2016 Honda Insight
2015 Honda NC700X
2016 Honda NC700X
2015 Honda NPS50
2015 Honda NSS300
2016 Honda NSS300
2015 Honda Odyssey
2016 Honda Odyssey
2015 Honda Pilot
2016 Honda Pilot
2015 Honda Ridgeline

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.