Honda Accord 2003–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A-PAS-09122013-9 · NHTSA communication 10086723 · issued Sep 12, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2003–2004
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
"dealer message - american honda is investigating 2003-2004 odysseys & certain 2003 accords (vins that start with 1hg or 3hg) with a complaint of front airbag deployment in non-collision situation with dtc 51-xx through 56-xx (internal failure of srs unit) stored. In addition, this could include a complaint of a non-collision airbag deployment causing a collision after the airbag deployed. To evaluate the cause of the non-collision airbag deployment, ahm would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind."
Vehicles covered
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.