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Service bulletin B14-037

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 id10099937
Published by NHTSA2017-05-22
Manufacturer's numberB14-037
Manufacturer's date2015-11-18
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

"SERVICE BULLETIN - IN A CONTINUING EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CLIENT SATISFACTION, ACURA HAS RELEASED A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE AUDIO, NAVIGATION, AND HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEMS. THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE PROVIDES FUNCTIONAL AND GRAPHICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE THE SYSTEMS MORE USER FRIENDLY IN THE 2015 MDX AND TLX. FOR YOUR REFERENCE, A LIST OF CHANGES IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS BULLETIN. THIS UPDATE IS ONLY BEING OFFERED UNTIL 3/31/2016. NOTE: UPDATE ONLY THE VEHICLES LISTED UNDER AFFECTED VEHICLES OTHERWISE, YOU MAY POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE AUDIO OR AUDIO/NAVIGATION UNIT."

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, Software

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX2015
ACURA TLX2015

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

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