Service bulletin BPAS01232017901

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10098940
Published by NHTSA	2017-05-12
Manufacturer's number	BPAS01232017901
Manufacturer's date	2017-01-23
NHTSA component	STEERING; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

NHTSA's summary

DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2017 ILXS & RDXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF A CREAKING, RATTLING, BUZZING, CLICKING OR RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER’S AIRBAG AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING OR DRIVING. IT IS THE SAME COMPLAINT COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE BULLETIN 16-025 STEERING WHEEL NOISE WHILE DRIVING BUT THE VEHICLES ARE OUTSIDE OF THE AFFECTED VIN RANGE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND.

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

Air bags, Steering

Vehicles listed
ACURA ILX	2017
ACURA RDX	2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2019323	2019-06-28. Airbag

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Noise in Steerin	2022-05-09. Service bulletin. American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2016-2017 RDXs with a client complaint of a noise coming from the steering wheel (driver?s airbag area) when turning or driving. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to inspect the vehicle prior to you attempting a repair of any kind.
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