ABS & traction light fix — by mail

2008–2017 Honda Accord ABS Module Repair

We repair your own module by mail at our Arlington, TX workshop.

$499 flatAbout 1 week on the benchFlat-rate return shippingFree prepaid label to ship it in

TPMS light alone with code 151-11 on a 2013 Accord? That is a dealer software update, not a failed unit. Anything else: text us your codes and a photo of the label first.

Confirm fitment first

Repair your own module: $499 flat; Keeps its coding; 1-year warranty; return shipping from $29.95
If it is beyond repair: $1,050 total; What you already paid is credited, and you approve before anything is ordered

1-year repair warranty
or 4 interest-free payments of $124.75 with Afterpay
Decline the board? Your $499 refunded, minus shipping
Certified · 15+ years ECU + module programming

Eighth-generation (2008–2012) and ninth-generation (2013–2017) Accord; Honda calls the unit the VSA modulator and changes its number by year, engine, transmission and body

Illustration: an ABS control module with its solenoid coil sockets facing up on a bench mat

Quick Answer

On a 2008–2017 Honda Accord, the VSA, ABS and brake lights coming on together, or on the 2013–2017 car the whole dash lighting up with an FCW System Failure message, often points at the VSA modulator's electronic control unit; owners' repair records name code 81-20 (internal circuit failure) and solenoid-valve codes such as 123-11. A TPMS light alone with code 151-11 is a dealer software update, and wheel-sensor codes point at a sensor, so text us your codes and a photo of the label before you order. We repair your own control unit on the bench for $499 flat, so it goes back in plug-and-play in most cases. If the processor or board is beyond repair, a replacement board with data transfer and programming is $1,050 in total, with what you paid credited, and nothing is ordered until you approve. Ship the module to our Arlington TX workshop; the repair takes about a week on the bench (2–3 business days with rush repair), then it ships back with tracking.

2008–2017 Honda Accord: what we see on the bench

From our bench

None of our ABS orders so far has been a Honda (our order records start in June 2026), so this page is built from Honda's parts listings, owners' reports to NHTSA and the published sources below rather than from our own bench results. Text us your codes and a photo of your unit's label before you order.

How common it is

This is a well-documented failure on the 2013 Accord: 146 of the 1,425 complaints about the 2013 mention ABS or VSA, and 102 of those were filed from 2023 to 2026, against 29 of the 1,520 about the 2008 (our count). NHTSA complaint data: 2013 Honda Accord

Honda calls it the VSA modulator assembly (57110-…, now often supplied as 04571-…): one assembly of hydraulic modulator and electronic control unit, with a number that changes by year, engine, transmission and body. For example: 57110-TA0-305 for the 2008–2010 four-cylinder sedan, 57110-TA0-415 for the 2011–2012 four-cylinder sedan, 57110-T2F-A17 for the 2013 EX and EX-L CVT, and 57110-T2F-X23 for the 2016–2017 SE and Sport CVT. Read the label on your own unit before ordering anything.

How It Works

Three steps — your own module, by mail.

Pay & Get Address

Click "Order Now", pay securely online. We email shipping address + instructions within minutes.

Illustration: a control module in an anti-static bag inside a shipping box

Ship Your Module

Pack per the instructions and ship to Arlington. USPS goes to our PO Box; UPS and FedEx must use the street address. Your prepaid inbound label arrives by email — shipping to us costs you nothing.

Illustration: an opened ABS control module under a magnifier lamp

Get It Back

The repair takes about a week on the bench (2–3 business days with rush repair) after your module arrives. Ships back at the return speed you chose at checkout — standard to overnight. Tracking emailed.

The 2008–2017 Honda Accord ABS codes, and what they usually mean

Seeing one of these on your scan tool? Here's what it usually points to on this vehicle.

81-20

Internal circuit failure (an owner's repair record)

Points at the modulator control unit itself; owners report it with 32-11 or 123-11 on failed 2013 units

121-11 to 124-11

VSA solenoid valve malfunction

The valve-driver circuits in the control unit; owners report 122-11 and 123-11 on failed 2013 units

151-11

Low-tire-pressure light with this code (2013 Accord)

A dealer software update to the VSA control unit (a Honda service bulletin), not a failed part: do not ship a unit for this code alone

85-01

Signal failure in the electric power steering module (an owner's repair record)

Can come from the power-steering side: check that unit and the network before shipping the modulator

11–18

Wheel sensor short, open, noise or intermittent signal, by corner

The sensor or its harness: Honda's procedure replaces the control unit only if the code returns after the sensor and its connections check out

What it costs to fix a 2008–2017 Honda Accord ABS module

Every option side by side, with where each price comes from.

New Honda VSA modulator 57110-T2F-A17 (2013 EX and EX-L CVT)

$2,894.40 list

$1,979.77 online; most 2013–2017 Accord units are $1,944–$1,980 online, before labor, fluid and bleeding · Honda Parts Now

New Honda VSA modulator 57110-TA0-415 (2011–2012 four-cylinder sedan)

$1,389.22 list

$950.22 online; the part only · Honda Parts Now

Owner-reported dealer bills, 2013 Accord

$1,756–$2,537.95

From owners' NHTSA complaints (11450339, 11576325), not invoices · NHTSA

Repair of your own module at Auto Module Lab

$499 flat

Keeps its coding; 1-year warranty; return shipping from $29.95

Replacement board, if yours is beyond repair

$1,050 total

What you already paid is credited, and you approve before anything is ordered

What You Get

ABS module repaired and bench-tested
Reprogrammed if needed (VIN-coded modules)
Plug-and-play reinstall — no coding required in most cases
About 1 week on the bench after your module arrives — or add rush repair (+$100) for 2–3 business days
Return shipping your choice at checkout — standard, 2-day, or overnight
1-year warranty on the repair — extend to 2 years (+$50), 3 years (+$100) or 5 years (+$150) at checkout

Flat-rate pricing

$499USD

or 4 interest-free payments of $124.75 with Afterpay at checkout

About 1 Week Bench Time (Rush 2–3 Days Available)
Return speed your choice — standard to overnight
Tracking emailed when shipped
1-year repair warranty
Optional extended warranty: 2 years +$50, 3 years +$100, 5 years +$150
Rush repair available: 2–3 business days (+$100)

Turnaround is our bench-time estimate after your module arrives — the repair takes about a week on the bench (2–3 business days with rush repair), but complex damage, parts, or extra testing can extend it. Not a guaranteed completion or delivery date.

We don't diagnose your car. Order once you or your mechanic have confirmed this module is the cause. A clone copies the data already in your module — including earlier work by another shop — and "plug-and-play" isn't a promise the car will start. Not sure? Text us first. Mail-In Service Terms, Section 6.

Sending several modules? Add them all — one box, one return-shipping charge.

The dealer path for this job: a new module, dealer programming, and usually a tow — each billed separately. See the comparison

Secure Square checkout — card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App Pay, or Afterpay. Shipping address + detailed instructions emailed automatically.

Will This Fix My Problem?

Honest answer: here's exactly what this service fixes — and what it doesn't.

Fixes:

On the 2013–2017 car, the dash lighting up at once: FCW System Failure with the LDW, power-steering, TPMS, VSA and ABS lights
VSA, ABS and brake lights on, with ABS not working
Code 81-20 (internal circuit failure) or VSA solenoid-valve codes (121-11 to 124-11) stored

Won't fix:

Wheel speed sensor failures (sensor replacement is on-car work)
Hydraulic pump or valve body mechanical failure (we repair electronics, not pump motors)
Brake line / fluid issues

Before you order

You diagnose, we service the module.
We don't have your car and we don't diagnose it. Order once you or your mechanic have confirmed this module is the cause. If the work is completed and the car still has the same symptom because of another fault, the work is still done — a bench re-test under warranty is free.
A clone copies what is in your module.
We transfer the data as we read it. If another shop or tool already worked on the module — an unfinished clone, a tune, a delete — that data can come across too. Tell us before you ship.
What "plug-and-play" means.
No dealer programming should be needed when your original data is intact, the donor matches your module (same type, hardware and software family) and the rest of the car works. It isn't a promise that the car will start or run.

Not sure it's the module? Text us the codes and a photo of the module label Mail-In Service Terms, Section 6

Shipping Instructions

These details are also emailed to you the moment your payment clears.

What to include in your box

Text us your codes first. A TPMS light alone with 151-11 on a 2013 car is a dealer software update; a VSA light right after steering-wheel or airbag work can come from the steering-angle sensor position (Honda ServiceNews); wheel-sensor codes point at a sensor.
Ship the electronic control unit, not the pump, unless we ask for the whole modulator; the pump and its brake lines stay on the car. Do not pry the unit off the pump: wiggle the pump gently until it releases, so the solenoids inside are not bent.
Put your VIN, the codes and the number from the label in the box. Taking only the control unit off leaves the brake lines closed, so no bleed is needed; if the whole modulator comes out, bleed the brakes after it goes back in.
We email you a prepaid label to send it in. Pick standard, 2-day or overnight return at checkout.

Ship to

Auto Module Lab

If shipping USPS

PO Box 120241
Arlington, TX 76012

If shipping UPS or FedEx

1009 Oakwood Ln # 120241
Arlington, TX 76012

Your prepaid inbound label (already addressed) arrives by email the moment you order; the return label is bought when your module reaches the bench and ships on the speed you chose at checkout.

2008–2017 Honda Accord FAQ

Vehicle-specific answers.

Why does my 2013–2017 Accord light up the whole dash at once?

Owners describe the FCW System Failure message with the LDW, power-steering, TPMS, VSA and ABS lights all coming on, often on and off at first and then staying on. Repair records on those cars name the VSA modulator: code 81-20 (internal circuit failure) and solenoid-valve codes such as 123-11. Text us your codes and we tell you whether that is what you have.

How much does an Accord VSA modulator repair cost?

$499 flat to repair your own module, plus return shipping from $29.95. If testing shows the processor or board is beyond repair, a replacement board with data transfer and programming is $1,050 in total, with what you paid credited, and we only order it after you approve. For comparison, Honda lists a new 2013–2017 Accord unit at about $1,944 to $1,980 online before labor, and owners report dealer bills of $1,756 to $2,537.95 for the 2013.

Is the TPMS light this fault?

Not by itself. On the 2013 Accord, a low-tire-pressure light with code 151-11 is a dealer software update to the VSA control unit, not a failed part. If the TPMS light comes with the FCW, VSA and ABS lights, it is part of the pattern above.

Will the unit need programming after the repair?

In most cases, no. We repair the control unit that came out of your Accord, so it goes back in plug-and-play; a brand-new Honda unit gets software updates at the dealer when it is installed.

How long does the repair take?

About a week on the bench (2–3 business days with rush repair) at our Arlington TX workshop, plus shipping each way. Round-trip from anywhere in the US: typically about two weeks. If your module needs the replacement board, we tell you the timing when we quote it.

Does this fit the Civic, the Crosstour or the Acura ILX?

Those use their own Honda numbers, so text us a photo of the label and we confirm before you order.

Is there a recall on the Accord VSA modulator?

No. NHTSA's recalls for the 2008–2017 Accord include none for the VSA modulator, and we found no Honda warranty extension for it. Check your own VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup.

What exactly do I ship?

The electronic control unit from the VSA modulator, with your VIN, the codes and the number from its label. Leave the pump on the car, and wiggle it free rather than prying. We email a prepaid label, so sending it to us costs nothing.