# Service bulletin BER16040A

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10084265
- Published by NHTSA: 2016\-11\-15
- Manufacturer's number: BER16040A
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-04\-25
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION OF THE HANDSFREELINK \(HFL\) NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE.

## 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, Engine, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2005 to 2006 ACURA MDX
- 2007 to 2008 ACURA RDX
- 2005 to 2008 ACURA TL

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SB\-08\-057](/bulletins/10198910.md), 2021-07-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. HandsFreeLink \(HFL\) Doesn?t Work, or Battery Is Too Low to Start the Engine: The HandsFreeLink \(HFL\) system doesn?t work, and/or the battery sometimes won?t start the vehicle.
- [B\-08\-057](/bulletins/10191130.md), 2021-04-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SYMPTOM The HandsFreeLink \(HFL\) system doesn’t work, and/or the battery sometimes won’t start the vehicle. PROBABLE CAUSE The HFL control unit has an internal problem, which creates a parasitic current draw of 250 mA CORRECTIVE ACTION Do the REPAIR PROCEDURE, which includes a diagnosis, and if necessary, replace the HFL control unit.
- [B08\-057](/bulletins/10099406.md), 2017-05-17, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE BULLETIN \- HANDSFREELINK \(HFL\) DOESN’T WORK, OR BATTERY IS TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE
- [B\-PAS\-04292016\-9](/bulletins/10084285.md), 2016-11-16, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. AHM IS INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE HANDSFREELINK NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE. PLEASE SEND SPECIFIC PARTS TO AHM PRIOR TO ATTEMPING ANY REPAIRS.
- [B\-PAS\-04252016\-9](/bulletins/10084268.md), 2016-11-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. AHM IS INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF THE HANDSFREELINK NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE. PLEASE SEND SPECIFIC PARTS TO AHM PRIOR TO ATTEMPING ANY REPAIRS.
- [BPAS\-05122016902](/bulletins/10084166.md), 2016-11-09, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. DEALER MESSAGE \- AHM IS INVESTIGATING CLIENT COMPLAINT OF HANDSFREELINK NOT WORKING OR BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY REPAIR, PLEASE SEND SUSPECT PARTS BACK TO AHM.
- [B\-PAS\-04132016\-9](/bulletins/10083835.md), 2016-11-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE. DEALER MESSAGE \- REQUEST FOR PARTS TO INVESTIGATETHE HANDSFREELINK \(HFL\) NOT WORKING OR THE BATTERY BEING TOO LOW TO START THE ENGINE.

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