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Honda Accord 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 011101 · NHTSA communication 627502 · issued Nov 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding thump at cold start. *slc

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.