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Service bulletins for the 2008 Honda Accord

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.

109 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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A21120A2023-06-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver Capacity resulting in rollover of the internal chip memory; the rollover occurred on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time.
A21120A2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time. As a result, once specific triggers are met, the navigation date and time will be incorrect.
A13-0782018-07-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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.
A13-0782018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service bulletin - 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.
Service Bulletin2018-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service bulletin - The piston rings on certain cylinders may rotate and align which can lead to spark plug fouling. This can set DTCs P0301 through P0304 and cause the MIL to come on.
A13-0782018-02-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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.
Service Bulletin2018-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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 through P0304 and cause the MIL to come on.
A16-0072017-07-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS. Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty on the SRS unit to 15 years from the original date of purchase with no mileage limit for a certain issue where the SRS indicator is on with one of the following DTCs stored: ? 51-XX (internal failure of the SRS unit) ? 53-XX (internal failure of the SRS unit) ? The i-HDS does not communicate with the SRS unit and DTC U0151 (gauge control module lost communication with SRS unit).
WE - A13-0782017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "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."
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-01-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; AIR BAGS. "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."
A16-0062017-01-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE BULLETIN - AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE SRS UNIT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN THE SRS UNIT FAILING. IF THE SRS UNIT FAILS, THE SRS INDICATOR COMES ON. IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE SRS INDICATOR IS ON BECAUSE OF THE SRS UNIT FAILURE, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE TECHNICIAN WILL REPLACE THE SRS UNIT IF DTCS 51-XX, 53-XX, U0151 OR NO HDS COMMUNICATION IS PRESENT.
A15-0782017-01-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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.
SB-12-0022012-03-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. HONDA: ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES, THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE CAPABLE OF TESTING ALTERNATORS, INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *PE
SB-11-0492011-09-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. 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

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