Honda bulletin A15060D
What it saysService news article - To prevent damage during shipping, leather-wrapped steering wheels come with a protective plastic covering. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Honda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 3, 2017, received Aug 25, 2017, about the steering. It names 96 model years (2016–2018). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationService news article - To prevent damage during shipping, leather-wrapped steering wheels come with a protective plastic covering. The easiest way to remove it during PDI is to grab the covering with both hands near the top of the steering wheel and pull it toward you, like you see here. The covering comes right off.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A15060D | Service bulletin | Aug 3, 2017 | 10115757 | not found |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2016 Honda CB300F; 2016 Honda CB500; 2017 Honda CBR1000RR; 2016 Honda CBR1000S; 2016 Honda CBR300R; 2016 Honda CBR500; 2016 Honda CBR600; 2016 Honda CBR600RA; 2017 Honda CBR600RA; 2016 Honda CBR600RR; 2017 Honda CBR600RR; 2016 Honda CBR650F; 2017 Honda CMX300; 2018 Honda CMX300; 2017 Honda CMX500; 2018 Honda CMX500; 2016 Honda CRF1000A; 2017 Honda CRF1000A; 2018 Honda CRF1000A; 2016 Honda CRF1000D; 2017 Honda CRF1000D; 2017 Honda CRF1000L; 2017 Honda CRF1000LD; 2016 Honda CRF250L; 2018 Honda CRF250L; 2016 Honda CTX700; 2016 Honda Crosstour; 2016 Honda FCX; 2017 Honda FCX; 2018 Honda FCX; 2016 Honda GL1800; 2017 Honda GL1800; 2018 Honda GL1800; 2016 Honda GL1800A; 2017 Honda GL1800A; 2016 Honda GL1800B; 2017 Honda GL1800B; 2016 Honda GL1800BD; 2017 Honda GL1800BD; 2016 Honda GROM125; 2016 Honda Insight; 2016 Honda NC700JD; 2016 Honda NC700X; 2016 Honda NSS300; 2016 Honda PCX125; 2017 Honda PCX125; 2016 Honda PCX150; 2017 Honda PCX150; 2016 Honda Ridgeline; 2016 Honda ST1300PA; 2016 Honda SXS1000; 2016 Honda Unknown; 2016 Honda VT1300; 2016 Honda VT1300CX; 2017 Honda VT1300CX; 2017 Honda VT1300CXA; 2016 Honda VT750; 2016 Honda VT750C; 2017 Honda VT750C; 2016 Honda VT750C2 and 10 more.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 26 model years this bulletin names have filed 15,921 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1,276 of them name Steering — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
On the 2016 Honda Civic, the 132 owners who gave an odometer reading for Steering reported it at a median of 40,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
Have a problem steering binding at speeds above 50 MPH while making small adjustments to stay in lane. It seems to be most noticeable 65 MPH on interstate and temp below 35 degrees. Moving left or right it gets hard then cuts loose then you need to over correct back to stay in center. Not safe to drive in center lane.
2018 Honda Accord · Steering · filed with NHTSA Feb 5, 2019 · ODI 11174421
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Civic Hatchback. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel suddenly became very difficult to turn in either direction, with the power steering failure message displayed. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, the failure was self-corrected.
2017 Honda Civic · Steering · filed with NHTSA Jul 10, 2025 · ODI 11672547
My son was driving his 2018 Honda Civic sport hatchback on base as he is in the army national guard when he came to a bend in the road. He turned the steering wheel to the right, then heard and felt a pop and the car became unable to be steered in the direction that he was turning the steering wheel.
2018 Honda Civic · Steering · filed with NHTSA Feb 6, 2019 · ODI 11174723
In depth: 2018 Honda CR-V steering problems → · 2017 Honda CR-V steering problems → · 2018 Honda Civic steering problems → · 2017 Honda Civic steering problems →
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the steering
Source: same model, same component group21 other manufacturer communications filed against these Honda models under the same component group (steering), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Honda list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| AATS30466 | Service bulletin | Mar 20, 2026 | Service Bulletin - Customer complains of a clicking, light ticking, or binding sound while turning the steering wheel due to lack of suffici… |
| ATI&05142025902 | Other | May 14, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2022 Pilots with a customer complaint of steering gearbox noi… |
| ATI&02262025901 | Other | Feb 27, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2022 Pilots with a customer complaint of steering gearbox noi… |
| ATI&02042025902 | Other | Feb 5, 2025 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2022 Pilots with a customer complaint of steering gearbox noi… |
| A23-089 | Service bulletin | Dec 11, 2024 | Service Bulletin - Due to a manufacturing error, certain service part electric power steering (EPS) gearbox assemblies were not made to prop… |
| ATI&11112024908 | Other | Nov 11, 2024 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2022 Pilots with a customer complaint of steering gearbox noi… |
| ATI&10252024904 | Other | Oct 25, 2024 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2022 Pilots with a customer complaint of steering gearbox noi… |
| A24-011 | Service bulletin | Sep 3, 2024 | Service Bulletin - Steering effort complaint while driving at moderate or highway speeds, with a possible complaint of a clicking noise at s… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Honda A15060D a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the A15060D repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Honda warranty extension on file lists the ones Honda has filed.
Which vehicles does A15060D cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 96 model years: 2018 Honda Accord, 2017 Honda Accord, 2016 Honda Accord, 2018 Honda CR-V, 2017 Honda CR-V, 2016 Honda CR-V and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.