# Service bulletin Service Bulletin

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: 10115168
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-08\-15
- Manufacturer's number: Service Bulletin
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-01\-27
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

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.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10115168-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10115168-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2009 to 2011 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [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.
- [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\-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

JSON: [/v1/bulletins/10115168](/v1/bulletins/10115168)

[Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20Service%20bulletin%20Service%20Bulletin&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fbulletins%2F10115168&vehicle=Service%20bulletin%20Service%20Bulletin)