Service bulletin SB-10-024

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10037360
Published by NHTSA	2011-05-21
Manufacturer's number	SB-10-024
Manufacturer's date	2012-10-06
Replaces	SB-10-024-A
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ACURA: BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL, THE ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS DURING A COLD STARTUP. *RM UPDATE 11/5/12. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
ACURA TSX	2009, 2010

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

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