Service bulletin WE - A15-056
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10107094 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-06-20 |
| Manufacturer's number | WE - A15-056 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-08-21 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
"SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON ALL ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSORS TO 5 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES WITH EPS DTCS 53-01 TORQUE SENSOR (LOW/HIGH CHECK) OR DTC 53-02 TORQUE SENSOR (AVERAGE CHECK)."
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, Power steering
| HONDA ACCORD | 2013 |
|---|---|
| HONDA ACCORD PLUG-IN HYBRID | 2014 (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.
| CL_JT6_12202018 | 2019-01-05. Service bulletin. Customer letter - The Electric Power Steering (EPS) torque sensor in a small number of 2013–14 Accord, 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid, and the 2014 Accord Hybrid vehicles may contain a manufacturing defect. If the EPS control unit detects a torque sensor failure, it is programmed to generate an error code and will disable the power assist. A software update is available that will change the control unit to allow partial power steering assist in the event of a torque sensor failure. |
|---|---|
| A15-055 | 2017-07-28. Service bulletin. 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. |
| PU - A15-055 | 2017-06-20. Service bulletin. 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. |
| DLR MSG - PU - W | 2017-06-20. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, AUGUST 21, 2015, AMERICAN HONDA IS ANNOUNCING A PRODUCT UPDATE AND WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 285,623 ACCORD, ACCORD FHEV AND ACCORD PHEV VEHICLES TO UPDATE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ECU. IN ADDITION, AMERICAN HONDA IS PROVIDING EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE EPS GEARBOX TO 5 YEARS, UNLIMITED MILEAGE TO COVER REPLACEMENTS IN CASES WHERE DTC 53-01 OR 53-02 IS SET." |
| PUD - 2013-14 AC | 2017-06-16. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION - FOLLOWUP NOTIFICATION. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) TORQUE SENSOR MAY CONTAIN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IF THE EPS CONROL UNIT DETECTS A TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE, IT IS PROGRAMMED TO GENERATE AN ERROR CODE AND WIL LDISABLE THE POWER-ASSIST. |
| WE - A15-056 | 2017-05-24. Service bulletin. "SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON ALL ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSORS TO 5 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES WITH EPS DTCS 53-01 TORQUE SENSOR (LOW/HIGH CHECK) OR DTC 53-02 TORQUE SENSOR (AVERAGE CHECK). THIS WARRANTY EXTENSION WILL NOT APPLY TO ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS EVER BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS OR SOLD FOR SALVAGE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OR INSURER, OR HAS A BRANDED OR SIMILAR TITLE UNDER ANY STATE’S LAW." |
| A15-056 | 2016-11-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON ALL ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSORS TO 5 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES WITH EPS DTCS 53-01 TORQUE SENSOR (LOW/HIGH CHECK) OR DTC 53-02 TORQUE SENSOR (AVERAGE CHECK). |
| SB-15-056 | 2016-02-06. Service bulletin. 2013 HONDA ACCORD AND 2014 HONDA ACCORD PLUG-IN: EPS TORQUE SENSOR (DTC 53-01 OR DTC 53-02) WARRANTY EXTENSION DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES THAT WERE DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS OR SOLD FOR SALVAGE, BUT APPLY TO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSORS. *CN |
| SB-15-055 | 2016-01-05. Service bulletin. HONDA: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. INFORMATION PROVIDED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) SOFTWARE WITH AN UPDATED WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILURE. MODEL 2013 ACCORD, 2014 ACCORD PLUG. *PE UPDATED 2/5/2016 *CN |