Honda bulletin AATS30466
What it saysCustomer complains of a clicking, light ticking, or binding sound while turning the steering wheel due to lack of sufficient clearance between the steering gearbox motor housing and the steering rack. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Honda filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 20, 2026, received Mar 24, 2026, about the steering. It names 4 model years (2023–2026). 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 Bulletin - Customer complains of a clicking, light ticking, or binding sound while turning the steering wheel due to lack of sufficient clearance between the steering gearbox motor housing and the steering rack.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AATS30466 | Service bulletin | Mar 20, 2026 | 11030198 | PDF, 390 KB |
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.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 603 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 125 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.
While driving at high speed, the vehicle falsely initiated severe emergency braking and aggressively shook the steering wheel, actively fighting my input to keep the car straight. My safety was at risk as well as others around me who had to brake and swerve to avoid collision while I struggled to get to the highway shoulder.
2026 Honda Accord · Steering · filed with NHTSA Oct 15, 2026 · ODI 11771527
The steering wheel of my Honda Accord Hybrid model 2023 is sticky. When driving at about 50 miles per hour or more, the steering wheel is sticky, and when rotating, it suddenly becomes stuck. I need to correct the steering wheel all the time, which greatly affects my safety
2023 Honda Accord · Steering · filed with NHTSA Jan 15, 2024 · ODI 11565499
The contact owns a 2025 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the steering wheel failed to turn in the intended direction. The contact stated that the steering wheel was stiff, and the failure was persistent.
2025 Honda Accord · Steering · filed with NHTSA Oct 13, 2026 · ODI 11770873
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 group5 other manufacturer communications filed against the Honda Accord under the same component group (steering), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATI&07262023904 | Service bulletin | Jul 26, 2023 | Dealer Message -American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023 Accords with a customer complaint of the steering wheel o… |
| ATI&07102023906 | Service bulletin | Jul 10, 2023 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023 Accords with a customer complaint of the steering wheel… |
| ATI&06072023903 | Service bulletin | Jun 7, 2023 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023 Accords with a customer complaint of the steering wheel… |
| ATI&05222023902 | Service bulletin | May 22, 2023 | Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2023 Accords with a customer complaint of the steering wheel… |
| A15060D | Service bulletin | Aug 3, 2017 | Service news article - To prevent damage during shipping, leather-wrapped steering wheels come with a protective plastic covering. The easie… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Honda AATS30466 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 AATS30466 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 AATS30466 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2026 Honda Accord, 2025 Honda Accord, 2024 Honda Accord, 2023 Honda Accord. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.