TSB A15070B — Honda Service bulletin

A15070B is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Honda Civic, 1996–2000 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - PLANNING ON USING A LEAK CHECK DYE TO HELP FIND A LEAK? HERE’S THE CURRENT LIST OF VEHICLES THAT YOU SHOULDN’T USE DYE ON.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years A15070B names

VehicleModel years
Honda Civic 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Every document filed under A15070B

Document IDFiledType
A15070B - 7-2-15 July 2, 2015 Service bulletin

What A15070B covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB A15070B?

A15070B is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Honda, covering the Honda Civic across the 1996–2000 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - PLANNING ON USING A LEAK CHECK DYE TO HELP FIND A LEAK? HERE’S THE CURRENT LIST OF VEHICLES THAT YOU SHOULDN’T USE DYE ON.

Which vehicles does A15070B cover?

NHTSA's file names Honda Civic (1996–2000). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB A15070B a recall, and is the repair free?

No. A15070B is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of A15070B?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under A15070B, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

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. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under A15070B. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.