Service bulletin A19-029

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	10169975
Published by NHTSA	2020-01-08
Manufacturer's number	A19-029
Manufacturer's date	2019-12-18
NHTSA component	SEATS

NHTSA's summary

Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.

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

Seats

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
HONDA ACCORD HYBRID	2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HONDA ACCORD HYBRID	2017, 2018, 2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HONDA ACCORD PLUG-IN HYBRID	2014 (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
2026251	2026-05-21. Seats And Restraints
2023127	2023-03-09. Seats And Restraints

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
A21-048	2021-07-03. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a whining, squeak, or squeal type noise coming from the driver's seat frame when adjusting the seat.
A21-048	2021-06-03. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a whining, squeak, or squeal type noise coming from the driver's seat frame when adjusting the seat.
A19-029	2020-01-29. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
A19-029 (v2)	2019-11-16. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
A19-029	2019-11-16. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
Service Bulletin	2018-02-26. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - The driver?s power seat moves only in small increments when the switch is used. In addition, memory settings may not work on vehicles equipped with driver position memory system. The driver?s power seat adjustment switch is faulty.
DLR MSG - RFV -	2017-06-20. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2014ACCORDS & 2013 CIVIC SEDANS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF SRS LIGHT ON WITH THE DTC 82-11 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – FRONT INNER SIDE), 82-21 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – REAR INNER SIDE), 83-31 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – FRONT OUTER SIDE) AND/OR 83-41 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – REAR OUTER SIDE) STORED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLE IN A SPECIFIC CONDITION PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."
DLR MSG - RFV -	2017-05-25. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM)IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2014ACCORDS & 2013CIVIC SEDANS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF SRS LIGHT ON WITH THE DTC 82-11 (INTERNAL FAILURE OFTHE FRONT PASSENGER’S W EIGHT SENSOR – FRONT INNER SIDE), 82-21 (INTERNAL FAILURE OFTHE FRONT PASSENGER’S W EIGHT SENSOR – REAR INNER SIDE), 83-31 (INTERNAL FAILURE OFTHE FRONT PASSENGER’S W EIGHT SENSOR – FRONT OUTER SIDE)AND/OR 83-41 (INTERNAL FAILURE OFTHE FRONT PASSENGER’S W EIGHT SENSOR – REAR OUTER SIDE)STORED. TO FULLYUNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OFTHIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLE IN A SPECIFIC CONDITION PRIOR TO YOUATTEMPTING A REPAIR OFANYKIND."
AER15070E	2017-05-24. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2014 ACCORDS & 2013 CIVIC SEDANS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF SRS LIGHT ON WITH THE DTC 82-11 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – FRONT INNER SIDE), 82-21 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – REAR INNER SIDE), 83-31 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – FRONT OUTER SIDE) AND/OR 83-41 (INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER’S WEIGHT SENSOR – REAR OUTER SIDE) STORED. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE IN A SPECIFIC CONDITION PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND"