Honda Accord 2008–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DLR MSG - HONDA · NHTSA communication 10100610 · issued Oct 16, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2008–2009
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"dealer message - yesterday, october 15, 2015,american honda notified nhtsa of a safety recall for approximately307,000 model year 2008 and 2009 accord sedan vehicles due to srs control units that may cause inadvertent side curtain or front side airbag deployment. Anyused units in dealer stock must be repaired per service bulletin,15-078, safetyrecall: 2008-09 accord srs unit,prior to sale. Refer to youreresponsibility report or vin inquiry to determine which units in your inventory are affected. Americanhonda motor co. Expects to begin initial customer notification in late november 2015."
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.