TSB A15-056 — Honda Service bulletin
A15-056 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Honda Accord, 2013–2014 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. 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…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years A15-056 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 2013, 2014 |
Every document filed under A15-056
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| A15-056 | September 28, 2018 | Service bulletin |
What A15-056 covers
Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB A15-056?
A15-056 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Honda, covering the Honda Accord across the 2013–2014 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 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…
Which vehicles does A15-056 cover?
NHTSA's file names Honda Accord (2013–2014). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB A15-056 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. A15-056 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of A15-056?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under A15-056, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under A15-056. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.