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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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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.
Service Bulletin2018-03-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Service bulletin - MIL Comes On With DTC P0300 Thru P0304
A12-0872018-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2008-11 Accord L4 to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first. Under certain specific circumstances the engine may create deposits on the oil control rings, which may lead to increased oil consumption
Service Bulletin2018-02-26. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a preliminary notification of a class action settlement, pending final court approval, relating to alleged inadvertent deployment of the side curtain and or front seat side airbag. If approved by the court, the warranty of some 2008 4-door Accords will be extended for 2 years from the effective date of the settlement to cover the side curtain and or front seat side airbags and related components in the event of an inadvertent deployment. If approved, the estimated date of the warranty extension will be approximately December 2014. The bulletin will then be revised to include warranty claim information.
DLR MSG - 2008 A2018-02-26. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Dealer message - Today, May 13, 2014, American Honda is providing preliminary notification of a class action settlement, pending final court approval, relating to alleged inadvertent deployment of the front seat side airbag. If approved by the court, the warranty of some 2008 4-door Accords will be extended for 2 years from the effective date of the settlement to cover the front seat side airbags and related components in the event of an inadvertent deployment.
Service Bulletin2018-02-26. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a preliminary notification of a class action settlement, pending final court approval, relating to alleged inadvertent deployment of the side curtain and or front seat side airbag. If approved by the court, the warranty of some 2008 4-door Accords will be extended for 2 years from the effective date of the settlement to cover the side curtain and or front seat side airbags and related components in the event of an inadvertent deployment. If approved, the estimated date of the warranty extension will be approximately December 2014. The bulletin will then be revised to include warranty claim information.
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.
Service Bulletin2018-02-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT. Service bulletin - The passenger?s side carpet pulls out from underneath the door sill trim when you step into the car. The edge of the carpet is not firmly attached to the body.
DLR MSG - Stop S2018-02-12. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of July 23, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and service bulletins 14-040, Safety Recall: Accord, Civic, and Others ? Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator Can Be Over-Pressurized, 14-045, Recall: Front Driver?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity Recall, and 14-046, Recall: Front Passenger?s Airbag Inflator May Produce Excessive Pressure After Long-Term Exposure to High Absolute Humidity have been posted to ISIS. However, due to the large number of affected units, American Honda is still in the process of populating the VIN status inquiry function on iN, which is expected to take several days. When this process is complete, American Honda will notify all dealers again via iN message. Until that time, the existing acknowledgement procedure must be used for all potentially affected vehicles.
DLR MSG - Honda2018-02-12. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, American Honda announced three recalls for various 2001-11 Honda models. As of August 4, 2014, affected VINs have been identified, and VIN status inquiry has been updated.
Service Bulletin2017-12-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Service bulletin - At cold start-up, the engine rattles loudly for about 2 seconds. The variable valve timing control (VTC) actuator is defective.
Service Bulletin2017-08-15. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. Service bulletin - For any TPMS-related warranty repairs, all recorded DTCs must now be entered into the warranty claim. Make sure your repair order includes those DTCs.
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).
Service Bulletin2017-07-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service bulletin - Engine rattles at cold start-up.
Service Bulletin2017-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2008-11 Accord L4 to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first.
DLR MSG - Honda2017-07-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Dealer message - Earlier this week, American Honda introduced new and different parts to support the various driver's airbag inflator safety recall and safety improvement campaign repairs.
A12-0872017-06-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2008-11 ACCORD L4 TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
A15-0202017-06-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THE REAR CYLINDER HEAD COVER GASKET LEAKS OIL.
A09-0102017-06-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SERVICE BULLETIN - AT COLD START-UP, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL (VTC) ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE.
A-PO-02112016-302017-06-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - ON 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."
A15-0782017-05-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM. 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 ECU 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.
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-05-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW; AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - VINS HAVE NOW BEEN LOADED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE CHECK ANY IN-STOCK 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD VEHICLES FOR ELIGIBILITY. ON OCTOBER 15, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 307,000 MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES DUE TO SRS CONTROL UNITS THAT MAY CAUSE INADVERTENT SIDE CURTAIN OR FRONT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ANY USED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN, 15-078, SAFETY RECALL: 2008-09 ACCORD SRS UNIT, PRIOR TO SALE. REFER TO YOUR ERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. EXPECTS TO BEGIN INITIAL CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION IN LATE NOVEMBER 2015."
DLR MSG - HONDA2017-05-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. "DEALER MESSAGE - YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015,AMERICAN HONDA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY307,000 MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 ACCORD SEDAN VEHICLES DUE TO SRS CONTROL UNITS THAT MAY CAUSE INADVERTENT SIDE CURTAIN OR FRONT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ANYUSED UNITS IN DEALER STOCK MUST BE REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN,15-078, SAFETYRECALL: 2008-09 ACCORD SRS UNIT,PRIOR TO SALE. REFER TO YOURERESPONSIBILITY REPORT OR VIN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHICH UNITS IN YOUR INVENTORY ARE AFFECTED. AMERICANHONDA MOTOR CO. EXPECTS TO BEGIN INITIAL CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION IN LATE NOVEMBER 2015."
A05-0322017-05-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SERVICE BULLETIN - NAVIGATION SYSTEM INFORMATION.

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