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Service bulletin 14-052

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10057139
Published by NHTSA2015-04-21
Manufacturer's number14-052
Manufacturer's date2014-12-17
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

ACURA: 2014 RLX MIL COMES ON WITH CODE DTC P2176 WHICH IS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM IDLE POSITION NOT LEARNED. *LJ

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

P2176

Vehicles listed
ACURA RLX2014

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

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