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Service bulletin IN-13V6

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 id10052471
Published by NHTSA2013-08-02
Manufacturer's numberIN-13V6
Manufacturer's date2013-06-05
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

HONDA: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE REAR HEAD COVER GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. MODELS 2013 ACCORD. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD2013

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

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