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Honda Accord 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin Service Bulletin · NHTSA communication 10129480 · issued Apr 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2010
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service bulletin - The starter motor intermittently grinds in cold weather. The starter clutch housing may be out of specification, causing uneven loading between the clutch roller and the starter pinion.

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.