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Service bulletin SB-10-041

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 id10034972
Published by NHTSA2011-02-03
Manufacturer's numberSB-10-041
Manufacturer's date2010-10-13
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

NHTSA's summary

ACURA: VSA SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ON WITH NO DTC STORED; MID INDICATES CHECK HILL START ASSIST SYSTEM. NO ACURALINK MESSAGE DISPLAYS THAT AN INDICATOR IS ON, AND NO DTCS ARE STORED. CLUTCH PEDAL WAS REPEATEDLY NOT RELEASED FULLY BETWEEN 0-50MPH FOR THREE SUCCESSIVE TIMES WHILE SHIFTING, CAUSING THE VSA CONTROL UNIT TO INCORRECTLY JUDGE A CLUTCH SWITCH MALFUNCTION AND FAIL TO STORE DTC 118 (CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION SWITCH B). UPDATED THE VSA CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE WITH THE HDS, THEN DOT HE VSA SENSOR NEUTRAL POSITION MEMORIZATION. *PE

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline, Clutch, Software

Vehicles listed
ACURA TL
ACURA TL2010

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

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