Honda Accord 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A21-087 · NHTSA communication 10205455 · issued Dec 17, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2018
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Bulletin - This warranty extension applies only to certain 2018 Accord and Accord Hybrid vehicles painted B-575P Still Night Pearl or B-588P Obsidian Blue Pearl paint. The exterior paint around the Accord roof seam area may peel off. American Honda is extending the warranty on the paint of the affected vehicles to 7 years from original date of purchase with no mileage limit. This warranty extension does not apply to other paint issues like rock chips, scratches, bird droppings, sap, wraps, dents, collision damage, and client-induced damage, etc.
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.