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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| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. DEALER MESSAGE - Q&A FILE FOR 2008-2009 ACCORD AIRBAG INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT SAFETY RECALL. |
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| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - ON OCTOBER 15, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE ORDER AND SAFETY RECALL FOR 307,000 MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED Q&A FILE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS RELATED TO THIS SAFETY RECALL." |
| A15110E | 2017-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DOES THE ENGINE RATTLE AT COLD STARTUP FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS WHEN IT’S COLD OUTSIDE? CHANCES ARE THE VTC ACTUATOR IS THE CULPRIT. KEEP IN MIND SIMPLY REPLACING THE VTC ACTUATOR USING CURRENT PARTS STOCK WON’T FIX THIS RATTLE IF IT’S ONLY HEARD UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. |
| ATS150301 | 2017-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS ARTICLE REPLACES THE ONE POSTED IN SEPTEMBER 2015 TO EXTEND THAT ARTICLE’S SHELF LIFE. THE ISSUES COVERED ARE STILL BEING ADDRESSED. DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT MAKES AN ENGINE RATTLE FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS WHEN STARTED AFTER A COLD OVERNIGHT SOAK BELOW 32° F? THIS RATTLE IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE VTC ACTUATOR." |
| A15-078 | 2017-05-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. 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. AIRBAGS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY. |
| WE - A13-078 | 2017-05-16. 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." |
| WE - A13-078 | 2017-05-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - WARRANTY EXTENSION: MIL COMES ON WITH DTCS P0301 THRU P0304 - 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. |
| A13-021 | 2017-05-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "SERVICE BULLETIN - THE MIL COMES ON WITH ONE OF THESE DTCS: • P2646/P2651 (ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE). • P2647/P2652 (ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE). NOTE: THE SYMPTOM MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT AFTER CLEARING THE DTC. THE ROCKER ARM OIL PRESSURE SWITCH MAY FAIL INTERMITTENTLY." |
| 16-007 | 2017-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "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 THE SRS INDICATOR BEING ON WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS STORED: • 51-XX • 53-XX • U0151 • THE HDS DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE SRS UNIT" |
| 16-006 | 2017-01-13. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. 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, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - YESTERDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A STOP SALE AND SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 340,000 MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES FOR SRS CONTROL UNITS THAT MAY BE PRONE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. ANY USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 16-006, SAFETY RECALL: 2008-10 ACCORD SRS UNIT REPLACEMENT. REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT AND VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY RECALL." |
| DLR MSG - HONDA | 2017-01-09. 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." |
| A-PAS-03162016-3 | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "DEALER MESSAGE - YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED OR WILL RECEIVE SHORTLY, YOUR 2008-2009 ACCORD SRS REPROGRAMMING TOOL KIT P/N 070AZ-TA00100. THIS KIT WILL BE USED FOR SERVICE BULLETIN 15-078 WHICH WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY." |
| A-CA-03182016-30 | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "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." |
| A16-007 | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT. "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 THE SRS INDICATOR BEING ON WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS STORED: • 51-XX • 53-XX • U0151 • THE HDS DOES NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE SRS UNIT" |
| A16-006 | 2017-01-05. 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. |
| A15-078 | 2017-01-05. 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. |
| A09-010.V4 | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR IF THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS DURING COLD START-UP. |
| A09-010.V3 | 2017-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - REPLACE THE VTC ACTUATOR IF THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR 2 SECONDS DURING COLD START-UP. |
| AMV161001 | 2016-12-21. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. TECH2TECH VIDEO - AIRBAG INFLATOR INSTALLATION TIPS. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEO SENT TO YOU ON A THUMB DRIVE OR DVD. |
| A12-082 | 2016-12-21. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SERVICE BULLETIN - A CLUNK IS HEARD IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING OVER IRREGULAR SURFACES AND IN HOT WEATHER. THE NOISE GOES AWAY TEMPORARILY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LIFTED IN THE AIR (THE SUSPENSION IS ALLOWED TO HANG) AND THEN RETURNED TO THE GROUND. REPLACE BOTH OF THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH UPDATED SERVICE PARTS MADE TO ADDRESS THIS SPECIFIC SYMPTOM. |
| AMV161002 | 2016-12-19. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. TECH2TECH VIDEO - AIRBAG INFLATOR INSTALLATION TIPS. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE VIDEO SENT TO YOU ON A THUMB DRIVE OR DVD. |
| TAKATA_TEXT MESS | 2016-12-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. US VIRGIN ISLANDS NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
| TAKATA_EMAIL TEM | 2016-12-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. EMAIL TEMPLATE TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
| TAKATA_TEXT MESS | 2016-12-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TEXT MESSAGES SENT TO REMIND OWNERS OF THE TAKATA RECALL AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.