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Service bulletin SB-13-099

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 id10054033
Published by NHTSA2013-12-17
Manufacturer's numberSB-13-099
Manufacturer's date2014-01-17
ReplacesSB-13-099-A
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA's summary

HONDA: INFORMATION REGARDING THE VOLUNTARY STUDY OF INSPECTION, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, IF NEEDED, OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE INFLATOR, ON SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2005 CIVIC. *PE UPDATED 2/28/2014 *JS

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

Air bags, Air bag inflator

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2005
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V5010002019-06-27. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V4990002019-06-27. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V1820002019-03-06. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
18V2680002018-04-26. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
15V3700002015-06-15. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
15V3200002015-05-28. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

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
A-PS-03312016-302017-05-17. Service bulletin. VIDEO - THIS VIDEO FROM HONDA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BRUCE SMITH IS IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL EXPANSION THAT HONDA ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY WHICH APPLIES TO HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN TAKATA PSDI-5 DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEO SENT TO YOU ON A DVD OR THUMB DRIVE.
A-PS-03312016-302017-05-17. Service bulletin. DEALER MESSAGE - THIS VIDEO FROM HONDA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BRUCE SMITH IS IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL EXPANSION THAT HONDA ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY WHICH APPLIES TO HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN TAKATA PSDI-5 DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATORS.
AIRBAG INFLATOR2017-05-16. Service bulletin. DEALER MESSAGE - ON OCTOBER 1, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA, IN COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUEST FROM THE NHTSA, WILL CONSOLIDATE THE FOLLOWING THREE NATIONAL PASSENGER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL SERVICE BULLETINS. THE BULLETINS WILL BE CONSOLIDATED INTO A NEW DOCUMENT, SERVICE BULLETIN 15-067: SAFETY RECALL: FRONT PASSENGER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CAN BE OVER-PRESSURIZED, WHICH WILL CONTAIN NEW WARRANTY CODING TO BE USED ON ALL REPAIR ORDERS OPENED ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2015. ALL REPAIR ORDERS OPENED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 SHOULD BE FILED USING THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS APPLICABLE AT THAT TIME. AS AMERICAN HONDA DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF "MIGRATING" VINS FROM ONE BULLETIN RANGE TO ANOTHER, CLAIMS MADE AGAINST BULLETINS THAT WERE NOT APPLICABLE AT THE TIME THE RO WAS OPENED WILL BE REJECTED. ENSURE THAT YOUR DEALERSHIP IS FILING UNDER THE CORRECT BULLETIN, BASED ON THE RO OPEN DATE, TO AVOID SUBSEQUENT CLAIM REJECTION.
A15-0412017-05-16. Service bulletin. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THIS BULLETIN IS REPLACED BY S/B 15-067, SAFETY RECALL: FRONT PASSENGER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CAN BE OVER-PRESSURIZED IF YOU DID THE REPAIR IN SERVICE BULLETIN 15-041 ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 (RO DATE), USE THE WARRANTY CLAIM INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW."
A15-0672017-05-16. Service bulletin. "SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA CONSOLIDATED SOME MODELS FROM THE PREVIOUS AIRBAG INFLATOR CAMPAIGNS INTO THIS CURRENT BULLETIN BASED ON INFORMATION FROM NHTSA. DO AN IN VIN STATUS INQUIRY AND, IF INDICATED, REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IF AN AFFECTED AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURE MAY CAUSE THE INFLATOR CASING TO RUPTURE. METAL FRAGMENTS COULD BE PROPELLED UPWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD, OR DOWNWARD TOWARD THE FRONT PASSENGER’S FOOT WELL, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS."
TAKATA_HAWAII PO2016-12-14. Service bulletin. POSTERS SENT TO HAWAIIAN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES, AUTOMOTIVE PART STORES, CAR WASHES, AND GAS STATIONS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
TAKATA_HAWAII NE2016-12-14. Service bulletin. ADVERTISEMENT IN HAWAIIAN NEWSPAPERS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
URN-14-0462015-04-11. Service bulletin. HONDA: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE SCHEDULING OF CERTAIN VEHICLES FOR FREE FRONTAL, DRIVER/PASSENGER, AIRBAG INFLATOR DUE TO INTERNAL EXCESSIVE DEPLOYMENT PRESSURE. MODEL 2005 CIVIC. *PE SEE URGENT RECALL NOTICE. 06/10/2015 *LJ
IN-1401222014-04-16. Service bulletin. HONDA: A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE AIRBAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY, ON DRIVER'S SIDE, INSPECTED AND MAYBE REPLACED, FOR CALL IN PARTS UPDATE. MODEL 2003-2005 CIVIC. *PE
IN-11-20132013-12-12. Service bulletin. HONDA: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE COLLECTED, INSPECTED AND MAYBE, POTENTIALLY, REPLACED. MODEL 2005 CIVIC. *PE