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Honda Accord 2013–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin A16-002 · NHTSA communication 10088442 · issued Feb 5, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2015
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - the starter grinds at startup due to inadequate clearance between the starter motor gear and the torque converter ring gear.

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.