2003 Honda CR-V repair manual

2003 Honda CR-V workshop manual: factory repair procedures and wiring diagrams

The 2003 Honda CR-V factory repair manual, made for your VIN from Honda's own service information: repair procedures, torque specs and wiring diagrams for your exact CR-V. Your manual covers the engine, transmission and equipment your VIN shows.

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Not the owner's manual

Many people search for the 2003 CR-V owner's manual and need more than it gives. The difference:

• Owner's manual: controls, warning lights, maintenance schedule, fluid types
• Factory repair manual: removal and installation steps, torque specs, diagnostic trouble codes, wiring diagrams and component locations

The 2003 CR-V belongs to the second-generation CR-V, model years 2002–2006. Most procedures are shared with the other years of this generation, but options, software and wiring changed along the way, which is why the manual is built for your VIN.

Typical repairs for a 2003 CR-V

• Ignition components and idle problems
• Suspension bushings and steering play
• Cooling system overhaul
• Wiring harness, connector and ground repairs
• Rubber hoses, seals and gaskets

Recalls and owner complaints for the 2003 CR-V

The U.S. safety agency NHTSA lists 14 safety recalls and 494 owner complaints for the 2003 CR-V. The factory manual has the procedures for the parts involved.

• Air Bags: Inflator Module (campaign 19V182000)
• Visibility: Power Window Devices and Controls (campaign 20V768000)
• Air Bags: Inflator Module (campaign 19V501000)
• Air Bags: Inflator Module (campaign 19V499000)
• Air Bags: Inflator Module (campaign 18V268000)
• Air Bags: Inflator Module (campaign 15V320000)
• Air Bags (campaign 14V700000)
• Air Bags: Inflator Module (campaign 15V370000)
• and 6 more

Most owner complaints concern: Air Bags (131), Engine and Engine Cooling (86), Electrical System (63), Exterior Lighting (39), Equipment (33).

On a 2003 vehicle the 10th character of the 17-digit VIN is “3”, a quick way to confirm the model year before you order.

Other years of the same generation: 2004 CR-V, 2005 CR-V, 2006 CR-V.

More Honda repair manuals: 2021 Civic repair manua, 2017 CLARITY, 2003 ELEMENT, 2003 INSIGHT, 2003 ODYSSEY, 2005 ACCORD HYBRID, 2019 Passport, 2003 CIVIC, 2003 PILOT, 2003 S2000.

How you get it

1. Order and enter your 17-digit VIN.
2. We pull the Honda service information for that VIN and put it into one searchable PDF with bookmarks and hyperlinks.
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What you'll find in the 2003 CR-V manual

• General information, vehicle identification and lifting points
• Maintenance schedules, fluids and capacities
• Engine mechanical: timing, cylinder head, lubrication
• Cooling system
• Fuel system and engine management
• Ignition, starting and charging
• Emission controls
• Exhaust system
• Clutch and manual transmission
• Automatic transmission / transaxle
• Driveshafts, axles and differential
• Suspension, front and rear
• Steering
• Brakes and ABS
• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
• Restraints and airbags
• Body, doors, glass and trim
• Lighting and instruments
• Electrical components and module locations
• Wiring diagrams
• Diagnostic trouble codes

Made for your VIN: the engine, transmission and equipment of your 2003 Honda CR-V.

Your manual is built for the version in your VIN.

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