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Service bulletin B15-011

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 id10100564
Published by NHTSA2017-05-24
Manufacturer's numberB15-011
Manufacturer's date2015-10-30
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE BULLETIN - ELECTRICAL NOISE (INTERFERENCE) GENERATED BY THE VEHICLE MAY INADVERTENTLY CAUSE SOME OR ALL OF THE VEHICLE’S AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. MANY VEHICLES HAD AN ELECTRICAL NOISE SUPPRESSOR INSTALLED UNDER S/B 13-038, SAFETY RECALL: ELECTRICAL NOISE MAY CAUSE INADVERTENT FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IN RARE CASES, EVEN WITH THE NOISE SUPPRESSOR INSTALLED, SOME FRONT AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED.

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, Electrical system

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20193232019-06-28. Airbag
19V5010002019-06-27. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
19V4990002019-06-27. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20191172019-03-07. Airbag
19V1820002019-03-06. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20162492016-05-24. Airbag
16V3440002016-05-23. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
15V3700002015-06-15. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
15V3200002015-05-28. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20152252015-05-27. 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
B18-0232026-07-01. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - Warranty Extension: Customer Support Program For Front Passenger's Airbag Inflator.
B20-0102020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
B20-0072020-03-18. Service bulletin. Service Bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
B18-0232018-06-18. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
B18-0192018-06-11. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects to the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
B18-0182018-06-11. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects to the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
Service Bulletin2018-02-21. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - A manufacturing error can produce over-pressurization of the passenger?s (front) airbag inflator during airbag deployment. If an affected airbag deploys, the increased internal pressure may cause the inflator casing to rupture. Metal fragments could be propelled upward toward the windshield, or downward toward the front passenger?s foot well, possibly causing an injury to vehicle occupants.
DLR MSG - Acura2018-02-12. Service bulletin. Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, Acura announced three recalls for various 2002-06 Acura models. At this time, affected VINs have not been determined.
DLR MSG - Acura2018-02-12. Service bulletin. Dealer message - On Monday, June 23, 2014, Acura announced three recalls for various 2002-06 Acura models. At this time, affected VINs have not been determined.
Service Bulletin2018-02-12. Service bulletin. Service bulletin - Certain Acura vehicles operated in areas known for high absolute humidity and high heat may contain a front passenger?s airbag that over time may be affected by exposure to the humidity, which could produce excessive internal pressure upon deployment. If an affected airbag deploys, the increased internal pressure may cause the inflator casing to rupture. Metal fragments could be propelled upward toward the windshield, or downward toward the front passenger?s foot well, possibly causing an injury to vehicle occupants.