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Service bulletins for the 2013 Honda Accord

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.

164 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
SB160112021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. MIL Comes on with DTC P0335 AND/OR P0339
APaS112920212021-12-03. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); STEERING. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain HEALTHY 2013 Accord which fit the criteria listed below.
APaS111620219022021-11-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain HEALTHY 2013 Accord which fit the criteria listed below.
APaS110320219012021-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain HEALTHY 2013 Accord which fit the criteria listed below.
APaS101420212021-10-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain HEALTHY 2013 Accord which fit the criteria listed below.
AHPa082620212021-09-02. Service bulletin. STEERING. Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain HEALTHY 2013 Accord which fit the criteria listed below.
A15-0552021-06-03. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
A19-0292020-01-29. Service bulletin. SEATS. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
A19-0292020-01-08. Service bulletin. SEATS. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
A19-029 (v2)2019-11-16. Service bulletin. SEATS. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
A19-0292019-11-16. Service bulletin. SEATS. Service Bulletin - There is a loud buzzing or whining when adjusting the driver's or front passenger's seat forward and backward. The flex cable in the seat adjustment mechanism is not correctly lubricated.
A19050B2019-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING. ServiceNews Article - When removing and installing a cable reel, you need to keep both the cable reel and the steering angle sensor in position. If you don't , the VSA indicator may come on along with one or more VSA DTCs. And when you run the Neutral Memorization Procedure in the i-HDS, it won't complete.
A19-0342019-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Service Bulletin - The engine will not start and sets DTC P2101 (electronic throttle control system [ETCS] malfunction).
CL_JT6_122020182019-01-05. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. 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.
ABOM092820189012018-10-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. Dealer message - Today, American Honda is announcing a product update campaign and warranty extension affecting 28,934 model year 2013-2014 Accord, Accord Hybrid and Accord Plug-in Hybrids. This is an expansion to a product update that was launched on August 21, 2015, affecting 285,623 model year 2013-14 Accord vehicles. This product update is to address an issue with the electrical power steering (EPS) control unit. In addition, American Honda is also extending the warranty coverage 13 years/unlimited mileage for all affected vehicles to cover steering gearbox replacements in cases where DTC 53-01 (Torque Sensor (Low/High Check)) or 53-02 (Torque Sensor (Average Check)) is set.
A15-0562018-10-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on all electric power steering torque sensors to 13 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).
A15-0552018-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
ABOM080920189012018-09-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Dealer message - Today, American Honda is notifying dealers of a voluntary noncompliance recall for a small number of Honda vehicles due to an error on the replacement (service part) underhood emissions labels. American Honda previously notified CARB and the EPA for this action.
A180702018-09-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service bulletin - Emission certification labels that were replaced on a small number of vehicles may have been replaced with a label listing incorrect information. The affected emission labels are replacement service parts, and were not installed at the factory; they were installed during postmanufacturing repairs that required replacement of the underlying part. This will cause the vehicle to be non-compliant with emissions regulations.
A180452018-09-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Service bulletin - There is a noticeable wind noise at ear level from either the driver's or the front passenger's window. The wind noise is caused by a gap between the run channel and the inner sash or the run channel and the sash trim.
A150872018-09-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Service bulletin - There is a noticeable wind noise at ear level from either the driver's or the front passenger's window. The wind noise is caused by a gap between the run channel and the inner sash or the run channel and the sash trim.
A150112018-09-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Service bulletin - There is a noticeable wind noise at ear level from either the driver?s or the front passenger?s window. The wind noise is caused by a gap between the run channel and the inner sash or the run channel and the sash trim.
A18070B2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Servicenews article - If the On Demand Multi-Use Display? (ODMD) isn't responding to touch or is freezing up, the reason could be there's debris lodged in the gap between the touch screen and the bezel. Lodged debris contacting the screen can cause a false input, resulting in this issue. And since that gap widens and narrows with cabin temperature, this issue can be intermittent, especially in cold weather.
A18070B2018-07-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Servicenews article - If the On Demand Multi-Use Display? (ODMD) isn't responding to touch or is freezing up, the reason could be there's debris lodged in the gap between the touch screen and the bezel. Lodged debris contacting the screen can cause a false input, resulting in this issue. And since that gap widens and narrows with cabin temperature, this issue can be intermittent, especially in cold weather.
Service Bulletin2018-07-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Service bulletin - This bulletin describes the procedure to update the software in programmable HandsFreeLink (HFL) control units.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.