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Honda Element 2010–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin A16040E · NHTSA communication 10152749 · issued Jan 14, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2010–2014
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.

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.