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Service bulletin ACCORD L4 ENGINE

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 id10099261
Published by NHTSA2017-05-16
Manufacturer's numberACCORD L4 ENGINE
Manufacturer's date2015-10-02
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2013-2014 ACCORD L4S WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOT STARTING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE IN CERTAIN CONDITION PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD2013, 2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V1210002015-03-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

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

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