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Honda Insight 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10115709 · issued Mar 13, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - Engine oil consumption exceeds customer expectations. The oil control rings may become clogged with carbon deposits. These deposits restrict their ability to scrape and return oil from the cylinder walls to the crankcase.

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.