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Honda Accord 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin A13-053 · NHTSA communication 10100194 · issued Nov 12, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official 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."

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.