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Honda CR-Z 2010–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin DLR MSG - Honda · NHTSA communication 10118827 · issued Oct 3, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2010–2012
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - Today, October 3, 2014, American Honda is announcing a product update for all 2011-12 CR-Z and 2010-12 Insight vehicles. The product update involves updating the IMA battery control unit software to address premature battery deterioration concerns.

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.