Fail-safe relay (built into the EPS control unit)
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Honda Insight and 2010 Honda Insight. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
When the system is operating normally, the CPU turns the fail-safe relay to on, and the power is provided to the EPS motor. When the CPU detects a failure in the system which has the demand to shut down the system, the CPU turns the fail-safe relay off at the same time it turns the power relay off. This relay is a fail-safe in the event the power relay is faulty and does not turn off.