Service bulletins for the 1996 Honda Prelude
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.
25 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| 1002 | 2004-03-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. CLEARING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS). HONDA OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT |
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| 060103 | 2003-09-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VEHICLE'S EMISSION TYPE. *TT |
| 1202 | 2003-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. STRAINING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) TO DIAGNOSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT |
| 020103 | 2003-07-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SRS INDICATOR ON WITH NO SRS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) SET. *TT *JB |
| 010103 | 2003-07-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CHECK (ATF) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID CONDITION TO DIAGNOSE (A/T) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT *JB |
| 010402 | 2002-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THAT THE ENGINE HESITATES BRIEFLY WHEN ACCELERATING. *TT |
| 302 | 2002-05-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A BRIEF HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGH ENGINE SPEEDS. *TT |
| 010202 | 2002-04-30. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. CONCERNS WITH FRONT SUSPENSION SQUEAKING IN COLD WEATHER. *TT |
| 5905 | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A TWANG NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SPRING CONTACT. *SLC |
| 102 | 2002-04-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. EXPERIENCING A SQUEAL NOISE AT FRONT SUSPENSION AT LOW TEMPERATURES. *TT |
| 061301 | 2001-11-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL LABOR OPERATION . *ET |
| 01070 | 2001-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING PARTS TO CORRECT 5TH GEAR GRINDING. *ET |
| 01070 | 2001-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING FIFTH GEAR GRINDS DURING UPSHIFT. *ET |
| A000036 | 2001-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PARTS INFORMATION BULLETIN REGARDING PRODUCT UPDATE FOR THE FRONT BALANCER OIL SEAL RETAINER KIT. *TT |
| 00073 | 2001-07-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. PRODUCT UPDATE REGARDING FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL. *TT |
| 011000 | 2001-05-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO HONDA CELLULAR TELEPHONE OWNERS MANUAL. *TT |
| 010200 | 2001-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON HONING FIBER REINFORCED METAL (FRM) CYLINDERS. *TT |
| 00073 | 2001-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL MAY BACK OUT OF THE OIL PUMP HOUSING OVER TIME. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE OIL CAN BE RAPIDLY PUMPED OUT OF THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE IF CONTINUED TO DRIVE. *TT |
| 011000 | 2001-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. LETTER TO SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING PRODUCT UPDATE CAMPAIGN - BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL. *TT |
| 95057 | 2001-05-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR. *TT |
| 161000 | 2001-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING THE FRONT BALANCE SHAFT RETAINER PRODUCT UPDATE. *TT |
| 011100 | 2001-01-30. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SUBJECT REGARDING CAMPAIGN PARTS AVAILABLE FOR OPEN ORDERING FOR FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL RETAINER KIT. *TT |
| 97101395057 | 1998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIFTH GRINDS. *YC |
| 97080195057 | 1997-11-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. FIFTH GEAR SHIFT FORK WAS NOT MANUFACTURED PROPERLY. *YC |
| 97018 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUB. REAR WHEEL BEARING NOISE. *JD |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.