Service bulletin B17020B

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10106930
Published by NHTSA	2017-06-19
Manufacturer's number	B17020B
Manufacturer's date	2017-02-03
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE AUDIO UNIT IN THE 2017 NSX DOES NOT OFFER AM RECEPTION OR A CD PLAYER. FURTHERMORE, BOTH NAVIGATION AND SIRIUSXM® RADIO ARE OPTIONAL FEATURES.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX	2017

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