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Honda Accord 2013–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin A16070C · NHTSA communication 10084347 · issued Jul 8, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Servicenews article - during cvt replacement, make sure you fill the replacement cvt to the proper fluid level with honda genuine hcf-2. If you don t, you could wind up with transmission failure and a comeback. A cvt with low fluid will make pump noise when the vehicle accelerates.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.