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Service bulletin 08-018

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 id10026204
Published by NHTSA2008-10-07
Manufacturer's number08-018
Manufacturer's date2008-07-18
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

ACURA: 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, POPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR, OR IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS A FAULTY 3RD GEAR SYNCHRONIZER OR 3-4 SHIFT SLEEVE. *PE

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, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
ACURA CL2003
ACURA RSX2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
ACURA TL2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
12052006-01-19. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION GRINDS AT SHIFTS, SKIP SHIFTING. *TT
040112005-03-10. Service bulletin. SQUEAK AT THE CLUTCH PEDAL. *EH
B0200172002-09-23. Service bulletin. PARTS INFORMATION BULLETIN REGARDING SYNCHRONIZER SLEEVE SETS. *TT
020162002-09-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING GEARS GRINDING WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED BETWEEN GEARS. *TT
0308012001-10-26. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH CLOSE GEAR RATIOS.*JB