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Service bulletin 1202

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10002583
Published by NHTSA2003-09-06
Manufacturer's number1202
Manufacturer's date2002-12-16
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

STRAINING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TO DIAGNOSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
ACURA CL1997, 1998, 1999
ACURA CL2000
ACURA CL2001, 2002, 2003
ACURA MDX2001, 2002, 2003
ACURA RL1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
ACURA TL1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V1760002004-04-15. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
99V2270001999-08-19. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98V0180001998-02-10. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
B90-0092017-09-20. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - You are required to install a remanufactured A/T (automatic transmission) and torque converter on any vehicle with an internal failure that calls for A/T disassembly that is covered under any of the programs listed.
02-0272008-05-03. Service bulletin. WARRANTY EXTENSION: 3.2 TL AND 3.2 CL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *NJ
060032007-08-15. Service bulletin. TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. *KB
060042006-07-27. Service bulletin. UPDATE PCM WITH TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TT UPDATED 11/4/11. *PE
090120052005-12-14. Service bulletin. DON'T INVITE PROBLEMS DOING 2ND GEAR INSPECTION. ACURA SERVICENEWS. *TT
050242005-11-15. Service bulletin. SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. *TT
011620052005-05-10. Service bulletin. P1706 A/T SWITCH SHORT OR OPEN. *EH
6042005-04-28. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL SERVICE BULLETIN 04-013 FAQ. *NM
100120042005-04-27. Service bulletin. A/T SOLENOID REPLACEMENT CRITERIA. *NM
100120042005-04-27. Service bulletin. HOW TO REMOVE A STUBBORN ATF FILLER BOLT. *NM