Honda Accord 2008–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A15-078 · NHTSA communication 10087885 · issued Mar 16, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2008–2009
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service bulletin - the srs threshold setting for the side impact sensor is such that with the vehicle ignition on, if there is a strong, non-vehicular collision impact to the lower body of the vehicle or if a door is shut with extreme force, the srs unit may interpret the input as a crash and command the seat airbag and/or side curtain airbag to deploy. The technician will reprogram the srs unit software.
Vehicles covered
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.