Honda Civic Hybrid 2009–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DLR MSG - Warran · NHTSA communication 10115162 · issued Jan 30, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2011
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer message - Today, January 30, 2014, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for all 2009-11 Civic Hybrid vehicles for IMA batteries that may prematurely deteriorate, decreasing the capacity of the battery. To increase customer confidence, American Honda is extending the warranty on the IMA battery to 10 years from the original date of purchase, or 150,000 miles. Note that vehicles registered in certain states may already be eligible for a 10/150,000 warranty period; this warranty extension does not increase the warranty coverage on those vehicles beyond the original term.
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.