Honda Accord 1998–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 502 · NHTSA communication 638000 · issued May 16, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2002
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subject regarding engine hesitation on acceleration, idle fluctuation, surging. *tt
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.