Honda Accord 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A21-020 · NHTSA communication 10189038 · issued Mar 12, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Bulletin - American Honda is announcing a STOP SALE and emissions recall for certain 2020 Accord and 2020 Accord Hybrid vehicles for improperly manufactured fuel tanks that may cause the vehicle to release excessive evaporative emissions. During the manufacturing of certain fuel tanks, a protective layer was not properly applied. An improperly manufactured fuel tank may cause the release of evaporative emission air pollutants at levels that exceed state and federal standards.
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.