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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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10106987
Published by NHTSA2017-06-19
Manufacturer's numberDLR MSG - HONDA
Manufacturer's date2015-09-04
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

"DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA IS ANNOUNCING A PRODUCT UPDATE FOR 6,786 ACCORD FHEV VEHICLES TO UPDATE THE HIGH PRESSURE BATTERY CELL MONITORING SYSTEM (CVS). BASIC PROBLEM THE CVS SOFTWARE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY TOUGH AGAINST ELECTRICAL NOISE FROM THE INVERTER AND MOTOR CIRCUITS. THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DEFAULT TO A FAIL-SAFE EV-ONLY MODE, REDUCING POWER OUTPUT."

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, 12-volt battery, Software

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD FHEV2014, 2015 (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
17V4180002017-06-29. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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