Service bulletin DLR MSG - HONDA

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10099666
Published by NHTSA	2017-05-18
Manufacturer's number	DLR MSG - HONDA
Manufacturer's date	2016-01-19
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 ACCORDS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PAINT DAMAGE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD	2015, 2016

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

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