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Service bulletin SB-13-041

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10054037
Published by NHTSA2013-12-17
Manufacturer's numberSB-13-041
Manufacturer's date2013-11-27
NHTSA componentSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

NHTSA's summary

ACURA: WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING SMALL TURNING MOVEMENTS, SIDE TO SIDE, WITH STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS A MOANING OR RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, ON SOME VEHICLES. MODEL 2014 RLX. *PE

The document

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Components

Steering, Steering column and wheel

Vehicles listed
ACURA RLX2014

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
B14-0312018-07-16. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - In high ambient temperatures, the steering column screeches or squeals when it moves in or out. Premature wear of the steering column gearbox components.
Service Bulletin2017-09-29. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - A moaning or rubbing noise is heard from the rear when driving straight and making small side-to-side turning movements with the steering wheel. There is a lack of lubrication in the P-AWS (precision all wheel steering) RTC (rear toe control) actuators.
B14-0312017-07-31. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - In high ambient temperatures, the steering column screeches or squeals when it moves in or out. Premature wear of the steering column gearbox components.
Service Bulletin2017-07-31. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - A moaning or rubbing noise is heard from the rear when driving straight and making small side-to-side turning movements with the steering wheel. There is a lack of lubrication in the P-AWS (precision all wheel steering) RTC (rear toe control) actuators.
SB-14-0312015-01-17. Service bulletin. ACURA: WHEN MOVING STEERING COLUMN, IN OR OUT, IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, IT WOULD SCREECH OR SQUEAL. MODEL 2104 RLX. *PE