Service bulletin A13-078
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 |
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| NHTSA id | 10142434 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-07-02 |
| Manufacturer's number | A13-078 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-06-13 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE |
NHTSA's summary
Service bulletin - American Honda is announcing a powertrain warranty extension as a result of a settlement of a class action captioned, Soto et al.v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-1377-SI (N.D. Cal.). The piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align which can lead to spark plug fouling. This can set DTCs P0301 No. 1 cylinder misfire detected, P0302 No. 2 cylinder misfire detected, P0303 No. 3 cylinder misfire detected, P0304 No. 4 cylinder misfire detected, and cause the MIL to come on.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Electrical system, Engine, Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Software, Transmission control module
Trouble codes named
P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304
| HONDA ACCORD | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 11V395000 | 2011-08-04. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| WE - A13-078 | 2017-05-16. Service bulletin. "SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS ANNOUNCING A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXTENSION AS A RESULT OF A SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION CAPTIONED, SOTO ET AL.V. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., CASE NO. 3:12-CV-1377-SI (N.D. CAL.). THE PISTON RINGS ON CERTAIN CYLINDERS MAY ROTATE AND ALIGN WHICH CAN LEAD TO SPARK PLUG FOULING. THIS CAN SET DTCS P0301 NO. 1 CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED, P0302 NO. 2 CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED, P0303 NO. 3 CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED, P0304 NO. 4 CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED, AND CAUSE THE MIL TO COME ON. AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO COVER REPAIRS RELATED TO ENGINE MISFIRE (THAT TRIGGERS DTCS P0301 THROUGH P0304) TO 8 YEARS WITH UNLIMITED MILEAGE FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE AND HAS SETTLED A CLASS ACTION BASED ON THIS REMEDIAL MEASURE." |
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| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-01-09. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALLS FOR SOME 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES TO REFLASH AND/OR REPLACE THE SRS CONTROL UNITS TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE CRASH DETECTION. VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT NOW HAVE AN AVAILABLE REPAIR. THE RECENTLY UPDATED BULLETIN 15-078, SAFETY RECALL: 2008–09 ACCORD SRS UNIT UPDATE (REWRITE) IS UPDATED AND IT ALLOWS AFFECTED VEHICLES TO RECEIVE THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR. SOFTWARE TO SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE MOST RECENT HDS SOFTWARE DEPLOYMENT VIA HDS DOWNLOAD MANAGER." |
| A15-078 | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BULLETIN - THE SRS THRESHOLD SETTING FOR THE SIDE IMPACT SENSOR IS SUCH THAT WITH THE VEHICLE IGNITION ON, IF THERE IS A STRONG, NON-VEHICULAR COLLISION IMPACT TO THE LOWER BODY OF THE VEHICLE OR IF A DOOR IS SHUT WITH EXTREME FORCE, THE SRS UNIT MAY INTERPRET THE INPUT AS A CRASH AND COMMAND THE SEAT AIRBAG AND/OR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE TECHNICIAN WILL REPROGRAM THE SRS UNIT SOFTWARE. |
| A-PAS-09122013-9 | 2016-12-20. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2011-2012 ACCORD L4S WITH A COMPLAINT OF AN ATF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID) LEAK FROM THE DRIVESHAFT SEALS. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS OCCURRENCE, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PART FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |
| IN-9-25-20 | 2013-12-19. Service bulletin. HONDA: AN INVESTIGATION ON SOME VEHICLES, WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF), THAT ARE EXPERIENCING A LEAKAGE FROM THE DRIVESHAFT SEALS. MODEL 2011-2012 ACCORD. *PE |
| SB-101113 | 2013-11-21. Service bulletin. HONDA: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING AN INVESTIGATION, ON SOME VEHICLES, INTO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) LEAKAGE FROM DRIVESHAFT SEALS. MODEL 2011-2012 ACCORD. *PE |
| SB-11-049 | 2011-09-27. Service bulletin. HONDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE FUEL INJECTOR AND VTC TIMING AT COLD START AY CREATE DEPOSITS ON THE OIL CONTROL RINGS THAT COULD LEAD TO INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. *RM UPDATED 10/24/11. *PE UPDATED 11/28/11. *PE UPDATED 6/28/13. *PE |
| SB-08-060 | 2011-08-02. Service bulletin. HONDA: THERE IS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT OF FIRST GEAR AFTER SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. 2008 ACCORD V6. *RM |
| SB-10-033 | 2011-07-29. Service bulletin. HONDA: SPARK PLUGS MAY BE FOULED. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON WITH STORED TROUBLE LIGHTS. *RM |
| SB-09-050 | 2011-07-29. Service bulletin. HONDA: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH A TROUBLE CODE. IF THE ENGINE IS CRANKED WITH A LOW BATTERY IT MAY INCORRECTLY SENSE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION. *RM |