Service bulletin SB-12-001
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10043249 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2012-03-06 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-12-001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-01-12 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
NHTSA's summary
ACURA: UPDATE ON SOME MODEL VEHICLES REGARDING TESTING OF ALTERNATORS WITH THE GR8 ALTERNATOR/STARTER TESTER (AST) MODULE THAT IS INSTALLED ON GR8 DIAGNOSTIC BATTERY STATION. *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
Electrical system, Alternator, Starter
| ACURA MDX | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
|---|---|
| ACURA NSX | 2005 |
| ACURA RDX | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| ACURA RL | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| ACURA RSX | 2005, 2006 |
| ACURA RSX | 2007 to 2008 |
| ACURA TL | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| ACURA TSX | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| ACURA TSX SPORT WAGON | 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| ACURA ZDX | 2010 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SB-10-040 | 2011-02-03. Service bulletin. ACURA: STARTER DOES NOT WORK. DEBRIS COMING THROUGH THE TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING CAUSED THE STARTER TO FAIL. REMOVE THE STARTER AND THE DEBRIS FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING. THEN INSTALL A NEW STARTER, AND SEAL THE MOUNTING SURFACE. *PE |
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