Honda Element TSBs — Technical Service Bulletins by Year
670 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the Honda Element — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions, and software updates, 2003 to 2011. Pick a year for its bulletin list.
A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. For defects and free repairs, see the Honda Element problem rankings and each year's recall list.
Bulletins by model year
| Year | TSBs | Most bulletined areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 45 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2010 | 52 | Airbags, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2009 | 49 | Airbags, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2008 | 47 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2007 | 50 | Airbags, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2006 | 48 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2005 | 71 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2004 | 136 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2003 | 172 | Airbags, Engine | View bulletins |
Questions buyers ask
How many TSBs does the Honda Element have?
NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file lists 670 technical service bulletins and related communications for the Honda Element across the 2003–2011 model years. The most bulletined areas are airbags, engine, electrical.
Are Honda Element TSB repairs free?
Not automatically. A TSB tells dealers how to fix a known pattern; you pay unless the vehicle is under warranty or the bulletin is a warranty extension or service campaign that covers your VIN. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of a Honda Element TSB?
Take the bulletin's document ID to a dealer or to NHTSA's site — this page carries each communication's ID, date, and NHTSA's summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover communications NHTSA's file names against Honda Element model years shown here. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.