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Service bulletin B14-031

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 id10083695
Published by NHTSA2016-10-28
Manufacturer's numberB14-031
Manufacturer's date2016-06-17
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES, THE STEERING COLUMN SCREECHES OR SQUEALS WHEN IT MOVES IN OR OUT.

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

Steering

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX2014, 2015, 2016
ACURA RLX2014, 2015, 2016

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

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