Honda Accord 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin A18-072 · NHTSA communication 10166783 · issued Oct 15, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Bulletin - When cold-starting the engine and shifting to Reverse, the engine stalls in the first 10 to 14 seconds. There is too much oil clearance between the input and stator shafts, which allows ATF to drain out of the torque converter during extend off periods. During a cold start, when the torque converter is refilled, air gets trapped in the torque converter. This applies the lock up clutch, which stalls the engine.
Vehicles covered
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.