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Service bulletin SB-09-043

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10039384
Published by NHTSA2011-07-29
Manufacturer's numberSB-09-043
Manufacturer's date2014-09-16
Replaces09-043
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

HONDA: THE STEERING FEELS HEAVY AND THERE IS A STORED TROUBLE CODE. THERE IS A MALFUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING. *RM UPDATE 03/03/15*LJ

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
HONDA CIVIC2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
HONDA FIT2007, 2008

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20143452014-08-11. Steering

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Service Bulletin2017-12-05. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty on the EPS (electric power steering) to 10 years from the original date of purchase or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first. This warranty covers vehicles where the steering feels heavier than normal, or is hard to turn, particularly when the vehicle is not moving, and the EPS indicator comes on with DTC 61-04 (open/short in the EPS motor harness [steering diagnosis]) or DTC 32-09 (current sensor [initial diagnosis]) stored.
SVC-14-0582015-04-04. Service bulletin. HONDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN ISSUE TO SOME VEHICLES DUE TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BEING HEAVIER THAN NORMAL AND ALSO VERY HARD TO TURN WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. MODEL 2006-07 CIVIC HYBRID. *PE
SVC-14-0582015-04-03. Service bulletin. HONDA: WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FEELS HEAVIER AND HARD TO TURN AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME TO 10 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 150,000. MODEL 2006-09 CIVIC SI. *PE
14-0582015-03-03. Service bulletin. HONDA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WARRANTY EXTENSION DUE TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITH CODE DTC 32-09 OR 61-04. MODEL 2007-08 FIT. *LJ
SB-09-0282009-12-17. Service bulletin. HONDA: CLUNKING, POPPING, OR CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHILE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING BOLTS ARE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY. *PE
5062006-07-06. Service bulletin. FLUID LEAK AT POWER STEERING PUMP. *TT