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Honda Accord 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin APaS01022019901 · NHTSA communication 10152729 · issued Jan 2, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer message - American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2018 Accords & Civic Type-Rs with customer complaint of oil leak from the timing chain case cover. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect specific parts from the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.

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.