Service bulletin DLR MSG - ACURA
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10100185 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-05-23 |
| Manufacturer's number | DLR MSG - ACURA |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-11-06 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR |
NHTSA's summary
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015 MDXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS SCREECHING, SQUEALING OR SQUEAKING AS THE STEERING WHEEL TELESCOPES IN & OUT WHEN THE CUSTOMER ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND."
The document
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Components
Steering, Steering column and wheel
| ACURA MDX | 2015 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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| DLR MSG - ACURA | 2017-05-25. Service bulletin. "DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015 MDXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS SCREECHING, SQUEALING OR SQUEAKING AS THE STEERING WHEEL TELESCOPES IN & OUT WHEN THE CUSTOMER ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO YOU ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND." |