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Service bulletin 1003

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 id10004970
Published by NHTSA2004-01-22
Manufacturer's number1003
Manufacturer's date2003-10-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

MANUAL TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR, GRINDS INTO REVERSE. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *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, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
HONDA CIVIC1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
HONDA CR-V1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
HONDA ELEMENT2003
HONDA INSIGHT2001, 2002, 2003
HONDA S20002000, 2001, 2002, 2003

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

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2042005-04-29. Service bulletin. 2ND TO 5TH OR 3RD TO 5TH GEAR UPSHIFT. *NM
110120042005-04-25. Service bulletin. MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT
020120042004-09-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE MANUAL FIX. MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAINSHAFT REASSEMBLY. CORRECTION TO JANUARY '04 ISSUE. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT
010120042004-09-09. Service bulletin. MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAINSHAFT REASSEMBLY. SERVICE MANUAL FIX. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. *TT
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