TSB CL-12202018 — Honda Service bulletin
CL-12202018 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. 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…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years CL-12202018 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Accord | 2013, 2014 |
Every document filed under CL-12202018
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| CL_JT6_12202018 | December 20, 2018 | Service bulletin |
What CL-12202018 covers
Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB CL-12202018?
CL-12202018 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Honda, covering the Honda Accord across the 2013–2014 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 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…
Which vehicles does CL-12202018 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 CL-12202018 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. CL-12202018 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 CL-12202018?
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 CL-12202018, 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 CL-12202018. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.