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Service bulletin B-PAS-03162016-9

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10088002
Published by NHTSA2017-01-09
Manufacturer's numberB-PAS-03162016-9
Manufacturer's date2016-03-16
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES

NHTSA's summary

"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2016 MDXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF A FRONT BRAKE NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS CLICKING, CLACKING OR CLUNKING DUE TO PAD SHIFT. THIS PAD SHIFT NOISE USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."

The document

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Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX2016

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

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