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Service bulletin 13-042

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10057461
Published by NHTSA2015-06-01
Manufacturer's number13-042
Manufacturer's date2014-01-08
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

HONDA 2013 ACCORD, CIVIC , CROSSTOUR V6 2WD 4WD: THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REMOVE 2014 ACCORD PLUG-IN. THE MIL COMES ON WITH DTC P2176 DUE TO MISINTERPRETING THROTTLE POSITION SIGNALS SENSOR. *LJ

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Software

Trouble codes named

P2176

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD2013
HONDA CROSSTOUR2013

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

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