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Service bulletin 1202

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10002575
Published by NHTSA2003-09-06
Manufacturer's number1202
Manufacturer's date2002-12-16
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

STRAINING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) TO DIAGNOSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
HONDA CIVIC1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
HONDA ODYSSEY1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
HONDA PASSPORT1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
HONDA PRELUDE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V1760002004-04-15. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98V0180001998-02-10. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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SB-02-0112011-11-04. Service bulletin. HONDA: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ECM/PCM WITH HDS. *PE
SB-03-0722011-11-01. Service bulletin. HONDA: ON VEHICLE, THE A/T SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR, A/C, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. *PE
SB-03-0702011-11-01. Service bulletin. HONDA: UPDATE REPLACEMENT PCM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE
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07-0502008-03-28. Service bulletin. HONDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION: CVT DRIVE BELT SLIPPAGE -- ON AFFECTED VEHICLES, THE CVT (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) DRIVE BELT MAY SLIP DURING ACCELERATION. CSC WAS RECEIVED. *NJ UPDATED 4/24/08. *NJ
060120052005-12-14. Service bulletin. REPLACING A CANON A75 DIGITAL CAMERA TO TAKE INSPECTION PHOTOS FOR S/B 04-021, SAFETY RECALL: A/T 2ND GEAR INSPECTION, OR S/B 04-037, SAFETY RECALL: ACCORD V6 A/T 2ND GEAR INSPECTION. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT
4052005-09-08. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEAKS. HONDA TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT