# Service bulletin SB\-11\-021

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10039525
- Published by NHTSA: 2011\-08\-02
- Manufacturer's number: SB\-11\-021
- Manufacturer's date: 2011\-07\-19
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

## NHTSA's summary

HONDA: THE HORN INTERMITTENTLY SOUNDS WHEN DRIVING OR WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS METAL CONTAMINATION INSIDE THE HORN, THAT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY AND SOUNDS THE HORN. \*RM

## 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

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 2009 to 2010 HONDA CIVIC

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [A21120B](/bulletins/10237952.md), 2023-06-21, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service News \- The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in a rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time.
- [A21120B](/bulletins/10206994.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM\(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM\). ServiceNews Article \- The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time. As a result, the navigation date and time will be incorrect.
- [Service Bulletin](/bulletins/10142649.md), 2018-07-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service bulletin \- Due to improvements in battery manufacturing efficiency, once stocks of original IMA batteries are depleted, new battery designs will be available for IMA battery replacement. Each battery type requires that its battery control software be matched to its IMA battery type. Failure to match the software with the battery will result in reduced IMA battery life.
- [Service Bulletin](/bulletins/10115168.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service bulletin \- To improve customer confidence, American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on all 2009\-11 non\-PZEV Civic IMA battery modules to match the PZEV warranty, which is 10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first.
- [DLR MSG \- Warran](/bulletins/10115162.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Dealer message \- Today, January 30, 2014, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for all 2009\-11 Civic Hybrid vehicles for IMA batteries that may prematurely deteriorate, decreasing the capacity of the battery. To increase customer confidence, American Honda is extending the warranty on the IMA battery to 10 years from the original date of purchase, or 150,000 miles. Note that vehicles registered in certain states may already be eligible for a 10/150,000 warranty period; this warranty extension does not increase the warranty coverage on those vehicles beyond the original term.
- [SB\-12\-048](/bulletins/10045879.md), 2012-09-19, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. HONDA: INFORMATION ON REPLACEMENT AND REMOVAL OF JUNCTION BOARD FROM OLD IMA BATTERY AND NEW BATTERY MOUNTED BEFORE BATTERY IS INSTALLED. MODELS 2003\-11 CIVIC HYBRID, 2011\-12 CR\-Z, 2000\-06 INSIGHT, 2010\-12 INSIGHT. \*PE UPDATED 9/28/12. \*PE UPDATED 10/11/12. \*PE UPDATED 11/19/12. \*PE UPDATED 8/6/13. \*PE UPDATED 9/30/13. \*PE
- [SB\-12\-002](/bulletins/10043248.md), 2012-03-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. HONDA: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER \(AST\) MODULE CAPABLE OF TESTING ALTERNATORS, INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. \*PE
- [SB\-10\-061](/bulletins/10040487.md), 2011-08-31, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. HONDA: HYBRID VEHICLE BATTERY EXCHANGE INFORMATION. \*RM UPDATED 5/2/12 \*JS
- [SB\-09\-025](/bulletins/10038364.md), 2011-06-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 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
- [SB\-08\-062](/bulletins/10026884.md), 2009-01-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. HONDA: HYBRID BATTERIES CAN BE AFFECTED AND DAMAGED BY EXCESSIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES. \*PE

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