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Honda Accord 1996–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 903 · NHTSA communication 10005021 · issued Sep 16, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–2004
model years
30
vehicle entries

Official summary

Hard to engage 1st gear, grinds into reverse. Tech line summary. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.