{"nhtsa_id":10142649,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-07-16","date":"2014-01-18","document_id":"Service Bulletin","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Service bulletin - Due to improvements in battery manufacturing efficiency, once stocks of original IMA batteries are depleted, new battery designs will be available for IMA battery replacement. Each battery type requires that its battery control software be matched to its IMA battery type. Failure to match the software with the battery will result in reduced IMA battery life.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10142649-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10142649-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10142649","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"battery","name":"12-volt battery","parent":"electrical"},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"HONDA","model":"ACCORD HYBRID","year_from":2005,"year_to":2007,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2005_honda_accord","2006_honda_accord","2007_honda_accord"]},{"make":"HONDA","model":"CIVIC HYBRID","year_from":2003,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2003_honda_civic","2004_honda_civic","2005_honda_civic","2006_honda_civic","2007_honda_civic","2008_honda_civic","2009_honda_civic","2010_honda_civic","2011_honda_civic"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}