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Honda Civic 2003–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin DLR MSG - 2003-2 · NHTSA communication 10142648 · issued Jan 22, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2003–2005
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - On November 5, 2013, American Honda announced a passenger airbag collection activity for a small number of 2005 Civic vehicles. This activity involves inspecting and potentially replacing the driver?s airbag inflator assembly. Today, January 22, 2014, American Honda is announcing an expansion to this activity to include a small number of 2003 and 2004 Civic vehicles.

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.