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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10107061
Published by NHTSA	2017-06-20
Manufacturer's number	DLR MSG - ACURA
Manufacturer's date	2015-08-21
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

DEALER MESSAGE - THE BELOW SERVICE BULLETINS (ALONG WITH THE TOOL NUMBERS) WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY ON IN. THE SERVICE BULLETINS ARE TO FIX A PROBLEM ON THE 14-15MY RLX & MDX VEHICLES, WHICH REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A DVD DISC TOOL. THE TOOL WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY AUGUST 21, 2015, OR SATURDAY 22, 2015 LATEST.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
ACURA MDX	2014, 2015
ACURA RLX	2014, 2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V417000	2015-07-01. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

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

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