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Service bulletin SB-09-025

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 id10038364
Published by NHTSA2011-06-15
Manufacturer's numberSB-09-025
Manufacturer's date2013-02-12
ReplacesSB-09-025 REV 3
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

HONDA: THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE LOW POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND THE BATTER LIGHT IS ON. 2009 CIVIC HYBRID. *RM UPDATED 8/2/11. *PE UPDATED 04/02/2013 *JS UPDATED 4/19/2013. *KB

The document

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Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2009

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

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