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Service bulletin Service Bulletin

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 id10129308
Published by NHTSA2018-02-26
Manufacturer's numberService Bulletin
Manufacturer's date2014-06-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

Service bulletin - A surge, hesitation, or judder may be felt as the vehicle accelerates from a stop. The symptoms are more noticeable before the vehicle is fully warmed up. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) needs hardware and software updates.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Software

Vehicles listed
HONDA ACCORD2013, 2014

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

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