Service bulletins for the 2003 Honda Element
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.
172 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 404 | 2004-09-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. READING SRS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. HONDA. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT |
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| 404 | 2004-09-09. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. CAN SIDEWINDER LOCKS BE RE-KEYED. HONDA. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT |
| 404 | 2004-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. AUDIO, ANTI-THEFT CODES. HONDA. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT |
| 04012004 | 2004-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK. WIND NOISE FROM THE ROOF RACK. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004. *TT |
| 04012004 | 2004-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPAIRING ATF LEAKS UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004. *TT |
| 04012004 | 2004-09-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WHAT CAUSED THAT WINDSHIELD CRACK. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004. *TT |
| 03090 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CREAK FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH. *TT |
| 06282004 | 2004-07-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. REQUEST FOR VISIT: ACCESSORY BELT NOISE. *MJ |
| 110303 | 2004-02-23. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. REQUEST FOR PARTS. THROTTLE BODIES. COMPLAINT OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING CLOSED OR DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. *TT |
| 111403 | 2004-02-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. REAR (TAILGATE) GLASS BROKEN. *TT |
| 111303 | 2004-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REQUEST FOR VISIT. ENGINE OIL LEAKS AT THE HEAD COVER, THE REAR SEAL, OR THE OIL PAN. *TT LEAKS ANYWHERE IN THE ENGINE WATER PASSAGE, EXCLUDING THE RADIATOR. *MJ LEAKS AT THE OIL PUMP OR SPOOL VALVE ONLY. *TT |
| 090103 | 2004-01-29. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. NOISE FROM UPPER REAR DOOR LATCH. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 090103 | 2004-01-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. CREAKING OR POPPING FROM TAILGATE AREA. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 090103 | 2004-01-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (A/T) WHINE? MAKE SURE IT'S THE A/T BEFORE REPLACING IT. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 903 | 2004-01-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK. ROOF RACK LOAD CAPACITY. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT |
| 903 | 2004-01-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. HARD TO ENGAGE 1ST GEAR, GRINDS INTO REVERSE. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT |
| 903 | 2004-01-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) AFTER JUMP-STARTING. TECH LINE SUMMARY. *TT |
| 1003 | 2004-01-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MANUAL TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR, GRINDS INTO REVERSE. HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 1003 | 2004-01-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. JUMP-STARTING WITH IGNITION IN ON (II) CAN SET DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0606 - HONDA SERVICENEWS. *TT |
| 1003 | 2004-01-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID. TESTING BRAKE FLUID FOR PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION. THIS INCLUDES 2004 INSIGHT AND S2000. *TT |
| 1003 | 2004-01-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. HUMMING, GROWLING SOUND FROM TRANSMISSION. *TT |
| 03068 | 2004-01-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. THE KEY WILL NOT GO INTO THE DOOR LOCK CYLINDER, OR IF IT GOES IN, IT WILL NOT TURN. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 03059 | 2003-12-31. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND LOW FUEL INDICATOR BLINKS. *TT |
| 03056 | 2003-12-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. RATTLE FROM THE A-PILLAR TRIM OR CORNERS OF THE DASHBOARD. *TT |
| 03031 | 2003-10-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0420 (CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD). *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.