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	10100610
Published by NHTSA	2017-05-24
Manufacturer's number	DLR MSG - HONDA
Manufacturer's date	2015-10-16
NHTSA component	AIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

"DEALER MESSAGE - YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015,AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY307,000 MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES DUE TO SRS CONTROL UNITS THAT MAY CAUSE INADVERTENT SIDE CURTAIN OR FRONT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ANYUSED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN,15-078, SAFETYRECALL: 2008-09 ACCORD SRS UNIT,PRIOR TO SALE. REFER TO YOURERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. AMERICANHONDA MOTOR CO. EXPECTS TO BEGIN INITIAL CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION IN LATE NOVEMBER 2015."

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

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD	2008, 2009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V502000	2019-06-27. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V378000	2019-05-16. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V182000	2019-03-06. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
18V268000	2018-04-26. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
2018001	2018-01-10. Airbag
18V042000	2018-01-09. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
17V545000	2017-08-31. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
2017009	2017-01-10. Airbag
17V030000	2017-01-10. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
16V346000	2016-05-24. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER 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
A18-066	2026-07-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
16007 1	2022-05-09. Service bulletin. American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for the SRS indicator being on with one of the following DTCs stored: ? 51-XX ? 53-XX ? U0151 ? The HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit This warranty extension will not apply to any vehicle that has ever been declared a total loss or sold for salvage by a financial institution or insurer, or has a branded or similar title under any state?s law.
Reprogramming To	2022-05-09. Service bulletin. You may have received or will receive shortly, your 2008-2009 Accord SRS Reprogramming Tool Kit P/N 070AZ-TA00100. This kit will be used for Service Bulletin 15-078 which will be released shortly.
DLR-03-16-2016-3	2021-05-18. Service bulletin. Background You may have received or will receive shortly, your 2008-2009 Accord SRS Reprogramming Tool Kit P/N 070AZ-TA00100. This kit will be used for Service Bulletin 15-078 which will be released shortly.
SB16-00703124V2	2021-05-14. Service bulletin. BACKGROUND American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for the SRS indicator being on with one of the following DTCs stored: • 51-XX • 53-XX • U0151 • The HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit This warranty extension will not apply to any vehicle that has ever been declared a total loss or sold for salvage by a financial institution or insurer, or has a branded or similar title under any state’s law. CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION Owners of affected vehicles will be sent a notification of this campaign. Do an iN VIN status inquiry to make sure the vehicle is shown as eligible. CORRECTIVE ACTION If the SRS indicator is on, do the inspection, and if the DTC is listed above or the HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit, replace the SRS unit.
SB16-007 03124V1	2021-05-14. Service bulletin. BACKGROUND American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for the SRS indicator being on with one of the following DTCs stored: • 51-XX • 53-XX • U0151 • The HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit This warranty extension will not apply to any vehicle that has ever been declared a total loss or sold for salvage by a financial institution or insurer, or has a branded or similar title under any state’s law. CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION Owners of affected vehicles will be sent a notification of this campaign. Do an iN VIN status inquiry to make sure the vehicle is shown as eligible. CORRECTIVE ACTION If the SRS indicator is on, do the inspection, and if the DTC is listed above or the HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit, replace the SRS unit.
A20-016	2020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
A18-115	2019-05-15. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - American Honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the Takata Passsenger's Airbag Inflator recall. If you completed the repair described by this service bulletin on or before May 10, 2019, make sure to use the Warranty Claim Information provided below.
A18100B	2018-10-22. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - American Honda is conducting an inspection of certain vehicles that have previously had the passenger's airbag inflator replaced as part of the Takata Passsenger's Airbag Inflator recall.
A18-066	2018-06-18. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.