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Service bulletin PU - A15-055

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10107091
Published by NHTSA2017-06-20
Manufacturer's numberPU - A15-055
Manufacturer's date2015-08-21
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - WHEN A FAILURE IS DETECTED, THE EPS CONTROL UNIT GOES INTO BACK-UP MODE. THE NEW SOFTWARE PROVIDES PARTIAL ASSIST DURING BACK-UP MODE.

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

Electrical system, Steering, Power steering, Software

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD2013
HONDA ACCORD PLUG-IN HYBRID2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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