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Service bulletin APaS04162019901

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 id10159031
Published by NHTSA2019-04-23
Manufacturer's numberAPaS04162019901
Manufacturer's date2019-04-16
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is interested in collecting batteries from multiple models. If you have replaced an OEM battery on a qualified vehicle, please follow the procedure below.

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, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD2018, 2019
HONDA CR-V2017, 2018
HONDA PILOT2016, 2017, 2018

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

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