Service bulletin SB-05-16

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	10052175
Published by NHTSA	2013-06-21
Manufacturer's number	SB-05-16
Manufacturer's date	2013-06-21
NHTSA component	ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

HONDA ACURA: REQUEST FOR PARTS FOR SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTION WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MODELS 2012-2013 MDX, 2013 RDX. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX	2012, 2013
ACURA RDX	2013

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

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