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Service bulletin SB-01-026

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 id10039532
Published by NHTSA2011-08-02
Manufacturer's numberSB-01-026
Manufacturer's date2013-02-15
ReplacesSB-01-026
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

HONDA: INFORMATION ON UPDATING CONTROL MODULES ON THE ACURA. *RM UPDATED ON 4/19/2013. *KB

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

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Software, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
ACURA RL2009
ACURA TL2009
ACURA TSX2009

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

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